The Modernist Interest in Mysticism. Friedrich von Hügel’s Contribution to the Discourse on ‘Religious Experience’ around 1900
Downside review : a quarterly of catholic thought and of monastic history April 1, 2021 Christian Stoll
Friedrich von Hügel's interest in mysticism was shaped by liberal Protestant scholars such as William James, Rudolf Eucken, and Ernst Troeltsch, rather than solely by Catholic theology. Placing his work within the broader discourse on religious experience around 1900 reveals how von Hügel developed his concept of the "mystical element" of religion from a Catholic perspective. The article argues that Roman Catholic Modernism should be studied more in connection with its scientific context outside Catholic theology.