Andreas Krebs

Catholicism and esotericism seem to have hostile relations but in fact the opposite is true. In both traditions, we find stigmata, revelations, visions, "magic", spiritualistic contacts. We explore which are the theological and sociological concepts which make this possible. The porous transfer zone between "orthodox" theology and "heretical" ideas is central. For example, the legitimating structure of "scripture and tradition" allowed for the integration...