Bernard McGinn (theologian), McGinn, Bernard
Bernard McGinn may refer to: *Bernard McGinn (theologian) Bernard McGinn (born August 19, 1937) is an American Roman Catholic theologian, religious historian, and scholar of spirituality. A specialist in Medieval mysticism, McGinn is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western C ... (born 1937), American Roman Catholic theologian * Bernard Henry McGinn (c. 1957–2013), member of the Irish Republican Army {{Hndis, name=Mcginn, Bernard ...
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Bernard McGinn (theologian)
Bernard McGinn (born August 19, 1937) is an American Roman Catholic theologian, religious historian, and scholar of spirituality. A specialist in Medieval mysticism, McGinn is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western Christian tradition. He is best known for his comprehensive series on mysticism, ''The Presence of God''. Life McGinn graduated cum laude from Saint Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers, New York. In 1963, he earned a STL from the Gregorian University, and in 1970 a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University, writing his dissertation on a twelfth-century Cistercian mystical author named Isaac of Stella. His areas of concentration are theology and Medieval intellectual history. According to McGinn, "Even for people who may not have any religious commitment of their own, a study of the great mystics can reveal something about human creativity and genius." "McGinn is widely considered the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western ...
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