Discusses the contribution of mysticism to a positive human future

Includes perspectives from diverse religions and cultures

Emphasizes using methods of spiritual revival for peace within self and with others

Part 1: Studies of Mystical Traditions.- 1: Mysticism, Visual Art, and Repairing the World in a Strife-ridden Secular Age.- 2: The Zen Arts-A Mystical Entry Point to a World of Oneness.- 3: Jewish Mysticism: Teachings About Unity and Discord.- 4: "The Immense Oceans of God's Love:" Rumi's Oceanic Imagery.- 5: Benedictine Evangelicalism: Human Flourishing, Peacemaking, and Protestant Pedagogy Today.- 6: The Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order Approach to Peaceful Coexistence Through Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani's Words and Actions.- Part 2: Comparative Studies of Mystical Traditions.- 7: Life's Great Questions and the Abstract Sacred: Cupitt's New Religion of the Everyday in the Global Context.- 8: Transcending The Letter, Awakening the Mind: Maximos the Confessor and Tsong Kha Pa and The Challenge of Textual Supersessionism.- 9: On The Ras¿'il of the Ikhw¿n al ¿af¿' and Bonaventure's Mind's Road into God.- 10: Beyond Separations: Mystics Merging Across Time and Space.- 11: Al-Fana' in Ibn 'Arabi's and Eckhart's Thoughts: The Annihilation of the Many in the One.- Part 3: Social and Ethical Implications.- 12: Identity, Prejudice, and Mysticism: Exploring Sustainable Narratives of Peace Across Religious Borders.- 13: Migration and the Mystical-theological tradition: Migration Experiences and the Experience of a Dark Night.- 14: Polishing the Mirror of the Heart: Sufi Poetic Reflections as Interfaith Inspiration for Peace.- 15: Eschatological Politics and Intellectual Jihad: Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris legacy in Europe.- 16: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's on the Duties of Brotherhood as a Modern Guide for Peaceful Coexistence.- 17: Marriage in "Shar¿'a and ¿aq¿qa":Mystical Marriage in the Thought of Mäm¿d Mu¿ammad ¿¿h¿.- 18: Concluding Remarks.