The reason this question is important is due to the surge of Contemplative Spirituality in the church over the last two decades, especially the last several years. The essence of Contemplative Spirituality is mysticism. With that in mind, I will be treating the terms Contemplatives and mystics as meaning the same thing since Contemplative Spirituality is derived from mysticism.
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