Rediscovering Authentic Christian Spirituality Through Transfiguration

Abstract

This essay offers a reflection upon a synthesis of various scriptural, patristic and contemporary sources in examining the event of the Transfiguration of Christ as the preeminent mystical event of the Gospel that provides a key for unlocking the deeper spiritual meanings and connections of this awesome manifestation of God towards the rediscovery of an authentic Christian mystical spirituality. The focus of the essay will be to unearth the timeless teachings of the early Christian Church and how it has been transmitted down through the generations to flower into the mystical theology and practice of what is now broadly referred to as the Eastern Christian Tradition.