This course is for those who wish to discover more about theinner and spiritual teachings of Christianity as well as those who seek to makeprogress on their spiritual journey.For many centuries Christianity has recognized three primarystages of spiritual development which reach their pinnacle in mysticism. Yetmysticism remains a word that is little understood. The objective of thiscourse is to provide an outline of what Christian mysticism is and the threeprimary stages of development which precede this pinnacle of spiritualattainment. As a primary step towards this an examination is made ofEvelyn Underhills talk What is Mysticism? in which she introduces what thenature of mysticism is and what it is not.This is followed by an overview of what the three stages ofthe spiritual journey are. It speaks of there being two major conversionexperiences on this path; baptism and the Mystical New Birth. This section alsointroduces a fourth (or what is really the first) stage of the journey, namelythat of the natural human state.By way of example this section also describes spiritualexperiences had by Madame Guyon and Saint Catherine of Genoa. It also drawsfrom what Saint Theresa of Avila and Saint Bernard of Clairveaux describe ofthe state of Mystical Union or Unification.If you feel that something is missing in your Christianlife, if there is something more to discover and experience, then this courseis for you. It is for those who are asking questions and looking for answers.This course is intended to provide an introduction to thedeeper teachings of Christian spirituality as well as a foundation which can bebuilt on.