Introduction: Contemporary theoretical approaches
Platonism and Christian mysticism
Negative or apophatic language
Symbolism and Scripture's 'mystical sense'
Later developments in Christian mysticism
Imaginative mysticism, meditation and experience
Postmodern re-readings of pseudo-Denys and Augustine
Exploring negative language through pseudo-Denys : Derrida and Marion
Exploring selfhood through Augustine : Marion, Derrida and Lyotard
Conclusion: What is Christian mysticism?