Bernhard Blankenhorn OP: Union with God in the Theology of the Late Albertus Magnus: A First Sketch
Three themes in the late Albert's theological writings are considered, in view of a better un- derstanding of his mature doctrine of union with God: (1) the Holy Spirit's gift of wisdom in the Postilla super Isaiam, together with the corresponding beatitude of peacemakers, ex- pounded in the Super Matthaeum; (2) Albert's bridal Eucharistic mysticism as presented in the treatise De corpore domini; and, (3) the theology of divine naming articulated in the Summa theologiae. A brief analysis of these three times allows for a first evaluation of how the mystical theologies of the early and late Albert relate to each other.
Keywords: Albertus Magnus - gift of wisdom - beatitudes - bridal mysticism - divine naming