附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123) and index.
1. Initiation: The Mystery of Death. Prefatory. What is Mysticism? Mysticism and Death. A Note on the Problem of Evil. The Wound of Love. Reflections to the Reader. Reflections on the Ecumenicity of Death. The Comedy of Resurrection -- 2. Illumination: Nocturne. Prefatory. Night and Negative Theology. St. John of the Cross. The Cloud of Unknowing. Negative Theology Reviewed. Prayer, Meditation, and Contemplation. "Yes," The Prayer of Suffering, or Purgatory on Earth: St. Therese and Etty Hillesum. The Night is the Time of Salvation -- 3. Immolation: The Sacrifice. Prefatory. The Sacrifice. Our Sacrifice and the Sacrifice of Christ. Purgatory on Earth: St. Catherine of Genoa and Caryll Houselander. Concluding Reflections: Glory.