Poets & Mystics Thomism is “the great masterpiece of

is “the great masterpiece of the wisdom of a God

They look forward with enthusiasm

as his revelation of belief and doubt stands as an invitation to approach the Christian mystery with an open mind

For this second edition of Lyra Martyrum

unassisted by their sons—Julien becomes a neurotic recluse and Denis remains haunted by the specter of his father’s death

Poets & Mystics Thomism is “the great masterpiece ofBy E. I. Watkin Poets & Mystics is a collection of essays and studies in which E. I. Watkin addresses theology, philosophy, and aesthetics while critically examining the lives and work of selected mystics and poets. Watkins looks at the Cambridge Platonism of John Smith, the controversial mysticism of Margery Kempe; the traditional verse of Ruth Pitter; and the Welsh revivalist Henry Vaughan. Additional discourses on Richard Crashaw and Thomas Goodwin