' The 20th Century Mystics '...

The 20th century saw mysticism blend with scholarship and activism... Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941),, an Anglican laywoman,, synthesized historical and psychological insights, in her seminal Mysticism (1911),, framing it as a universal human pursuit of union with the Absolute,, grounded in Christian tradition, yet open to empirical study... Thomas Merton (1915–1968),, a Trappist monk,, explored contemplative prayer, through interfaith lenses,, notably in Zen, and the Birds of Appetite (1968),, where he dialogued Eastern meditation, with Christian hesychasm, to foster inner silence and social engagement... Howard Thurman (1899–1981),, a Baptist minister and civil rights mentor, to Martin Luther King Jr., integrated mysticism, with racial justice, in Jesus and the Disinherited (1949),, viewing nonviolent resistance, as a mystical attunement, to divine love amid oppression................... from Grokipedia