Living in silence - a brief history of the practice of mysticism

The lecture leads from the origins of spiritual techniques in the Christian mysticism of antiquity to today's forms of meditation and mindfulness.

Main building of the Friedrich Schiller University. Stonemason figure for the Faculty of Theology on the windowsill.

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Main building of the Friedrich Schiller University. Stonemason figure for the Faculty of Theology on the windowsill.
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Bibliotheksplatz 2, Lecture room 102
07743 Jena
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LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY. Theme week "What is life?"
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Prof. Patrick Ihben-Bahl (Professur für Kirchengeschichte - Schwerpunkt Reformation bis Gegenwart)
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Discover the hidden paths of inner experience: the lecture takes you from the origins of mystical practice in antiquity to the great figures of Christian mysticism and today's forms of meditation and mindfulness. It shows how spiritual techniques change between theology and everyday life - and how new research approaches ask what allows people to find peace today.
Tranquility studies open up an everyday perspective: they examine how inner calm, serenity and presence arise - not as a retreat from the world, but as the ability to find a state of clarity and inner peace in the midst of life.