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The grace of not knowing

The grace of not knowing 1138999 ATR0010.1177/00033286221138999Anglican Theological ReviewDavies research-article2022 Tribute Anglican Theological Review 1 –2 To Be Known and Loved © The Author(s) 2022 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions by God: Gratitude for Mark https://doi.org/10.1177/00033286221138999 DOI: 10.1177/00033286221138999 journals.sagepub.com/home/atr McIntosh Rachel Davies Australian Catholic University, Australia Keywords Mark McIntosh, mystical theology, spiritual growth, theology and spirituality, tribute After volunteering with Mother Teresa’s sisters helped save my faith during a college gap year, I wanted to understand why. The sisters provided my first encounter with the mystical dimensions of Christian theology, healing my anxious, hyper-rational Protestantism. After finishing my theology degree at a small, church-run university, I enrolled in a year-long MA program at Heythrop College, London, where I first encoun- tered Mark’s book, Mystical Theology. His description of how theology and spirituality became separated in much of the Western Church, and his vision for their reunification, moved me deeply. If I could grasp this history and vision better, I thought, I would under- stand what had happened to me in Kolkata and how to share it with others. I applied to Durham University and began studying with Mark in 2012. For Mark, study was deeply connected with the larger project of spiritual growth. My first http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Anglican Theological Review SAGE

The grace of not knowing

Davies, Rachel
Anglican Theological Review , Volume 105 (1): 2 – Feb 1, 2023
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1138999 ATR0010.1177/00033286221138999Anglican Theological ReviewDavies research-article2022 Tribute Anglican Theological Review 1 –2 To Be Known and Loved © The Author(s) 2022 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions by God: Gratitude for Mark https://doi.org/10.1177/00033286221138999 DOI: 10.1177/00033286221138999 journals.sagepub.com/home/atr McIntosh Rachel Davies Australian Catholic University, Australia Keywords Mark McIntosh, mystical theology, spiritual growth, theology and spirituality, tribute After volunteering with Mother Teresa’s sisters helped save my faith during a college gap year, I wanted to understand why. The sisters provided my first encounter with the mystical dimensions of Christian theology, healing my anxious, hyper-rational Protestantism. After finishing my theology degree at a small, church-run university, I enrolled in a year-long MA program at Heythrop College, London, where I first encoun- tered Mark’s book, Mystical Theology. His description of how theology and spirituality became separated in much of the Western Church, and his vision for their reunification, moved me deeply. If I could grasp this history and vision better, I thought, I would under- stand what had happened to me in Kolkata and how to share it with others. I applied to Durham University and began studying with Mark in 2012. For Mark, study was deeply connected with the larger project of spiritual growth. My first

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Keywords: Mark McIntosh; mystical theology; spiritual growth; theology and spirituality; tribute

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