The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality is a comprehensive single-volume introduction to Christian spirituality, and represents the most significant recent developments in the field.
- Offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical, and representative overview of the most significant recent developments in the field
- Comprises essays combining rigorous academic scholarship with accessible and elegant writing
- Reflects an understanding of the field as the study of the lived experience of Christian faith and discipleship
- Provides material on biblical, historical, and theological foundations, along with treatment of contemporary issues
Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Arthur Holder (Graduate Theological Union).
Part I: What is Christian Spirituality?.
1 Approaches to the Study of Christian Spirituality: Sandra M. Schneiders (Graduate Theological Union).
Part II: Scripture and Christian Spirituality.
2 The Old Testament in Christian Spirituality: Barbara Green (Graduate Theological Union).
3 The New Testament in Christian Spirituality: Bonnie Thurston (ordained minister).
Part III: Christian Spirituality in History.
4 Christian Spirituality during the Roman Empire (100–600): Columba Stewart (Saint John’s School of Theology).
5 Christian Spirituality in Byzantium and the East (600–1700): John A. McGuckin (Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University).
6 Christian Spirituality in the Medieval West (600–1450): Ulrike Wiethaus (Wake Forest University).
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