vi5. THE RHETORIC OF RAVISHMENT: THE LANGUAGE OF DELIGHT AND ENJOYMENT 217
Definition and Use of Ravishment in the Writing of
Isaac Ambrose 219
Biblical and Historical Sources of Ravishment in
Isaac Ambrose 221
Desire and Motivation 226
Autobiographical Experiences of Isaac Ambrose 235
Dynamics of Ravishment 239
Benefits and Effects of Ravishment 249
Conclusion 258
- RESISTANCE AND RETRIEVAL 261
(^) Seventeenth-Century Resistance to Mysticism 262
Reception of Isaac Ambrose Since the
Seventeenth-Century 266
Contemporary Resistance to Contemplative-Mystical Piety
within the Reformed Tradition: Karl Barth 266
unio mystica 268
Experience 271
Practices and Contemplation 276
Language of Delight and Enjoyment^291
Continuation of Barthtian Resistance to
Contemplative-Mystical Experiences 282
Retrieval of Contemplative-Mystical Piety within the
Reformed Tradition: Herman Bavinck^283
unio mystica 284
Experience 286
Practices and Contemplation 293