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Mystical Experience in the Modern Age (Starts Oct 25) | Asst. Prof. Albert Frolov
Respect Graduate SchoolSaid Nursi wrote that the world once appeared to him like a many-layered rosebud: worlds wrapped within worlds, darkness upon darkness, until a divine name suddenly lit each one from within. Did he really see something? Or was it his brain, his culture, his language? Or was it the workings of a mysterious reality that underpins everything around us? As modern people, we cannot help asking these questions. In this course, Asst. Prof. Albert Frolov takes them seriously, and brings Said Nursi into conversation with some of the most influential modern thinkers on mysticism: William James, William Read moreShow less
Said Nursi wrote that the world once appeared to him like a many-layered rosebud: worlds wrapped within worlds, darkness upon darkness, until a divine name suddenly lit each one from within.
Did he really see something? Or was it his brain, his culture, his language? Or was it the workings of a mysterious reality that underpins everything around us?
As modern people, we cannot help asking these questions. In this course, Asst. Prof. Albert Frolov takes them seriously, and brings Said Nursi into conversation with some of the most influential modern thinkers on mysticism: William James, William T. Stace, John Hick, and Bernard Lonergan.
Modern Approaches to Religio-Mystical Experience: The Contribution of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
October 25 - December 6, 2026.
Sundays, 3:00–4:30 pm EST (9:00–10:30 pm CET), live and online
What you will explore:
What religio-mystical experience is, and how modern philosophers and psychologists explain it
Sufism and the spiritual path
Nursi’s life, context, and philosophical theology
Why Nursi called for mysticism without withdrawal from the world
Nursi compared with Stace and Hick: universal or shaped by culture?
Lonergan, Nursi, and the legacy of Fethullah Gülen in interreligious dialogue
Whether you are a student of religion, philosophy, or Sufism, or simply someone who has felt drawn toward a transcendent mystery, this course is for you.
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Did he really see something? Or was it his brain, his culture, his language? Or was it the workings of a mysterious reality that underpins everything around us?
As modern people, we cannot help asking these questions. In this course, Asst. Prof. Albert Frolov takes them seriously, and brings Said Nursi into conversation with some of the most influential modern thinkers on mysticism: William James, William T. Stace, John Hick, and Bernard Lonergan.
Modern Approaches to Religio-Mystical Experience: The Contribution of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
October 25 - December 6, 2026.
Sundays, 3:00–4:30 pm EST (9:00–10:30 pm CET), live and online
What you will explore:
What religio-mystical experience is, and how modern philosophers and psychologists explain it
Sufism and the spiritual path
Nursi’s life, context, and philosophical theology
Why Nursi called for mysticism without withdrawal from the world
Nursi compared with Stace and Hick: universal or shaped by culture?
Lonergan, Nursi, and the legacy of Fethullah Gülen in interreligious dialogue
Whether you are a student of religion, philosophy, or Sufism, or simply someone who has felt drawn toward a transcendent mystery, this course is for you.
Like, comment and share please!
Subscribe to us for support: https://www.youtube.com/RespectGS/?sub_confirmation=1
Our Social Media Accounts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/respectgs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/respect_gs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/respectgradschool
Respect Türkçe
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RespectTurkce
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RespectTurkce
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RespectTurkce
© 2026 Respect Graduate School
