Volume 15, Issue 1, 2003
Daniel So
Pages 3-18
Mystical Union and Deconstruction
A Critique of John Caputo’s Analysis
In this essay, I criticize John Caputo’s deconstructive analysis of the nature of mystical union. Using the works of St. John of the Cross, I show that the notion of mystical union does not belong to “the metaphysics of presence.” I also discuss the true significance of deconstruction for the study of mysticism.