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Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation.

Good theology should lead to spirituality, and good spirituality is rooted in good theology. The hinge between them is religious experience. In this segment, we will explore what we mean by "religious" and what we mean by "experience." We will look at the concept of mystery, the experience of grace and of God, and God's desire for us.

The mystic lives in the concrete world and is keenly aware of the interconnection between all things; the earth is sacred ground. Thus, a mystic like St. Francis of Assisi walked barefoot out of reverence for the ground upon which he walked. Karl Rahner wrote that the future belongs to the mystics, and that on some level we are all called to be mystics. In this sense, he taught that we are not human beings having a spiritual experience; instead, we...

This segment will approach the scriptures from a mystical perspective. The interest here is not on the historical-critical method of interpretation, or even the use of scripture for creative meditation using the senses. The mystics were often nourished by sacred texts. (Note: Fr. Ciorra refers to the Judeo-Christian use of the Bible-the Torah and the Christian scriptures.)

What does it mean to be a mystic? What is the journey that one must travel to become a mystic? The way we answer these two questions will determine the path we take and the God that we seek. Likewise, the goal of the mystical journey will differ depending on who takes the journey. We will see later in the course that although the end is the same, the path is different for Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, etc. In the quest for the transcendent One,...

The mystic is one who lives and breathes in the context of darkness. This is not to say that darkness has value in and of itself, but that it's the place where we often find the presence of God. In the successes and the happiness that come to us on good days, often we could say that we do not need God. In some respects, we begin to think that we are God during such times. It is only when things begin to fall apart that we begin to look for God.

It is difficult to categorize mystics. This is not to exclude the possibility that the mystic can be the prophet. However, the prophetic role is distinct and might even be too narrow for the mystic. In this segment, we will look at the three Abrahamic traditions-Judaism, Islam, and Christianity-as merging the prophetic and mystical and thus bringing about a new reality.

"After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner and has become a media darling. In the meantime, a mysterious sleeping sickness has hit New York City, and the Diviners must band together to find the cause and the cure"--

KIERON GILLEN, JAMIE McKELVIE, and MATTHEW WILSON return with an Eisner Award-nominated modern fantasy where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. Revel in the opulence of this oversized hardback! Revel in it!

Every ninety years, twelve gods are reincarnated as young people. They are loved. They are hated. And sometimes - just sometimes - they fall into open Superstar wars. The fourth volume of the award-winning, bestselling series from acclaimed creators KIERON GILLEN, JAMIE McKELVIE and MATT WILSON is the most explosive yet.