Meteora in Greece features monasteries perched 1,300 feet high on cliffs, blending faith, nature, and history in a UNESCO protected site.

mysticism and ecstasy, all elements of Hasidism’s roots. Because of the religious injunctions of tzniut (modesty) and kol isha (prohibiting Orthodox men from hearing women singing), Hasidic ...

So the question that Critchley's book raises is, essentially, this: Is mysticism still of any use? Does it help anyone? Can it stand up to orthodox theological inquiry? Mostly his answer is yes.

Metropolitan Tikhon, patriarch of the Orthodox Church in North America ... traditional, liturgical and mystical faith. Karbo died in March, but his spirit isn’t far from the local flock.