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eBook Summary:
This ebook gives a brief account of the lives and basic teachings of five Christian teachers who could be described as "evangelical mystics". They are A. W. Tozer, Watchman Nee, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Gulshan Esther and Selwyn Hughes.

Each subject is examined separately, first from the point of view of his/her life experience and spiritual development, and then the basic points of teaching are discussed. The object of the book is to present a relatively succinct account of the main teachings of these representative evangelical mystics, to compare their essential beliefs and to present the corpus of their teachings and approach to spiritual matters as something to be taken very seriously by the church of today. It will be seen that these people are not 'extremists'. Rather, they are prophetic voices to whom attention should be paid in these times of confusion and (all-too-frequently) watered-down teaching.

The terms "mysticism" and "evangelical mysticism" are explained in the Introduction, where the five subjects are also introduced.

Chapter One concerns A. W. Tozer and presents his essential teachings. Such topics as the Bible as a means of revelation, the filling of the Holy Spirit, "God-likeness", holiness and the "spark of God within" are discussed.

Chapter Two follows a similar structure in dealing with the life and teaching of Watchman Nee. His teachings are drawn from his best known work, "The Normal Christian Life".

The third chapter concerns the Indian Christian mystic Sadhu Sundar Singh. It presents an account of his life, his spiritual exercises and his basic teachings. The latter are drawn principally from his work "At the Master's Feet".

Chapter Four looks at the life and experiences of the Pakistani visionary Gulshan Esther, born to a family that traces its ancestry to Muhammad, but who was converted to Christianity following a series of visions of Jesus.

Chapter Five has as its subject the well-known Welsh evangelist and Christian counsellor, Selwyn Hughes.

Finally, the basic teachings of these people and their relevance to the wider church are brought together in a concluding chapter.

About the Author:
David Seargent earned his MA and PhD in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and worked as a Philosophy tutor with the University’s adult education department. He is also an amateur astronomer, known for his observations of comets. In 1978, he discovered a comet which now bears his name. He is the author of numerous articles and several books, including a philosophical treatise Plurality and Continuity: An Essay in G. F. Stout’s Theory of Universals (1985), a popular book on cometary astronomy Comets: Vagabonds of Space (1983) and Copernicus, God and Goldilocks: Our Place and Purpose in the Universe (2001). Dr. Seargent and wife Meg live at The Entrance, north of Sydney in New South Wales.