Roman Catholic mystics
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CultureHistoryAnglican saintsAphoristsChristian humanistsCatholic philosophersWomen mysticsWomen religious writersAngelic visionariesCritics of atheismEnglish Roman CatholicsEnglish religious writersMedieval Latin-language poets12th-century writers in Latin15th-century English writers17th-century Christian mysticsDoctors of the ChurchEnglish women non-fiction writersFrench Roman Catholic writersFrench physicistsGerman classical composersGerman women philosophersPeople with hypochondriasis12th-century Christian saints14th-century Christian mystics, 14th-century English women writers, 15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, Middle English literatureBenedictine philosophersCartesianismChristian apologistsConverts to Roman CatholicismCreators of writing systemsEnglish autobiographersFemale saints of medieval EnglandFrench fluid dynamicists, French mathematicians, French probability theoristsHerbalistsManuscript illuminatorsMystic poetsPre-Reformation Anglican saintsWriters from King's Lynn
Hildegard of Bingen
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval mystic, composer and writer Hildegard of Bingen.
26 June 2014
Featuring: Miri Rubin, William Flynn, Almut Suerbaum
HistoryMedieval Latin-language poetsWomen religious writersCatholic philosophersManuscript illuminatorsDoctors of the ChurchAnglican saintsCreators of writing systemsGerman classical composersRoman Catholic mysticsWomen mystics12th-century writers in LatinBenedictine philosophersHerbalistsGerman women philosophersAngelic visionariesMystic poets12th-century Christian saintsPre-Reformation Anglican saintsMargery Kempe and English Mysticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe (1373-1438), the English mystic who went to Jerusalem and dictated her life story, said to be the first autobiography in English.
2 June 2016
Featuring: Miri Rubin, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Bale
HistoryWriters from King's LynnWomen religious writersEnglish Roman Catholics14th-century Christian mystics, 14th-century English women writers, 15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, Middle English literature15th-century English writersAnglican saintsEnglish autobiographersEnglish religious writersRoman Catholic mysticsWomen mysticsEnglish women non-fiction writersFemale saints of medieval EnglandPre-Reformation Anglican saintsPascal
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French polymath Blaise Pascal.
19 September 2013
Featuring: David Wootton, Michael Moriarty, Michela Massimi
CultureFrench Roman Catholic writersCartesianismChristian humanistsCritics of atheismFrench physicistsCatholic philosophersConverts to Roman CatholicismFrench fluid dynamicists, French mathematicians, French probability theoristsPeople with hypochondriasisRoman Catholic mysticsChristian apologists17th-century Christian mysticsAphorists