The Midway

Theology and Practice in Islam Author: Gönül Yerli Religious educator Gönül Yerli speaks with great enthusiasm about her faith and the religion to which she belongs, Islam. In conversation, she provides a profound insight into both the theological aspects of Islam and current issues, such as the status of women, as well as practical aspects …

Beguines, active mystics

Author: Anette Grießer In the Middle Ages there existed female Christian religious communities called Beguines. There women led a relatively self-determined life beyond marriage, motherhood and membership to a nunnery. These communities developed their own living mysticism, in which the encounter and union of the soul with God stood in the foreground. When the creation chapter …