Ruusbroec's Criticism against Heretical Doctrines in His XII Beghinen : His Attempted Reconstruction of the Mystical Unity in the Post-Eckhartian Era KU Leuven
The present article takes up the Brabantine mystical author Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381) , and investigates his criticism against heresies in his work Vanden XII Beghinen. In this work Ruusbroec is dealing with heretical doctrines that insist on the total unity between God and the human person on the level of nature and essence, and deny the role of Christ and the Catholic Church. On the other hand, he is defending his own understanding of the ...