How long does it take to read The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism?
Bernard McGinn
The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism by Bernard McGinn takes about 10 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 15 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2006. 559 pages, about 153,725 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of Christian mystical literature by the renowned theologian and historian Bernard McGinn, presents nearly one hundred selections, from the writings of Origen of Alexandria in the third century to the work of twentieth-century mystics such as Thomas Merton" -- publisher website (April 2007).
Subjects: Mysticism, Mysticisme, Saints, Kristendom, Mystik
