The "mystic problem" in Maurice Blondel. Latest research contributions

Abstract

The Maurice Blondel comprehension about mystic is an aspect that amplifies and deepens his influence in the theological discipline. Beyond the well-known issues of revelation and faith, history and dogma, or the classic topic about the homo capax Dei —explicit in his doctoral thesis, The Action (1893)—, his contributions about mystic are important to clarify the core of the God’s experience, the place of the mystic in philosophical reflexion and in the Christian life, the way of study/knowledge of the mystical phenomenon, etc. This article wants to present the contributions of Aix en Provence philosopher about the mystic, the studies realized about the issue and indicate possible study’s lines for theological reflexion.