The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

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Overview

Christian spirituality has emerged as a distinct academic field in universities, colleges, and theological schools. The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality is a comprehensive, single-volume introduction to the subject which takes a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical approach.

Without attempting to impose a single definition of Christian spirituality, the Companion reflects an understanding of the field as the study of the lived experience of Christian faith and discipleship. The six parts of the volume deal with approaches to the study of Christian spirituality, biblical foundations, historical developments, theological perspectives, interdisciplinary dialogue partners, and selected special topics in contemporary Christian spirituality.

This volume will be of interest to scholars in the field and in other related disciplines, to undergraduate and graduate students in theology and religious studies, and to Christians of all denominations who desire to learn more about the practice of faith.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781444393811
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 04/27/2011
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
Sold by: JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format: eBook
Pages: 592
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Arthur Holder is Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Christian Spirituality at Graduate Theological Union. A priest of the Episcopal Church, he is the co-translator of Bede: A Biblical Miscellany (1999) and the translator of Bede: On the Tabernacle (1994). He is currently Co-chair of the Christian Spirituality Group of the American Academy of Religion, and serves on the Governing Board of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality and the Editorial Board of the Society’s journal Spiritus.

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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributorsviii
Acknowledgmentsxiv
Introduction1
Part IWhat is Christian Spirituality?13
1Approaches to the Study of Christian Spirituality15
Part IIScripture and Christian Spirituality35
2The Old Testament in Christian Spirituality37
3The New Testament in Christian Spirituality55
Part IIIChristian Spirituality in History71
4Christian Spirituality during the Roman Empire (100-600)73
5Christian Spirituality in Byzantium and the East (600-1700)90
6Christian Spirituality in the Medieval West (600-1450)106
7European Reformations of Christian Spirituality (1450-1700)122
8Christian Spirituality in Europe and North America since 1700139
9Christian Spirituality in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania156
Part IVTheology and Christian Spirituality175
10Trinitarian Perspectives on Christian Spirituality177
11Christology in Christian Spirituality190
12The Holy Spirit in Christian Spirituality207
13Christian Spirituality and the Theology of the Human Person223
14The Church as Context for Christian Spirituality239
15Sacramentality and Christian Spirituality254
16Christian Spirituality and Theological Ethics269
Part VInterdisciplinary Dialogue Partners for the Study of Christian Spirituality287
17Social Sciences289
18Personality Sciences308
19Natural Sciences325
20Aesthetics345
21Feminist Studies363
22Ritual Studies387
23Theology of Religions401
Part VISpecial Topics in Contemporary Christian Spirituality417
24Experience419
25Mysticism442
26Interpretation459
27Nature478
28Practice496
29Liberation515
30Interfaith Encounter532
Index550

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“Represents a full survey of the latest research in the field and will form an essential component of academic libraries with theological collections and make a valuable contribution to public libraries with specialist collections in the humanities.” Reference Reviews

“This book contains thirty essays covering 550 pages, all specially commissioned. It amounts to the single most thorough treatment of the field to date … lending the book considerable interest and depth [and] shows that the study of Christian spirituality has started to display the characteristics of a mature academic field: teaching, research, and an identifiable community of scholars and scholarship … Be reassured that things are looking up: scholars are less often approaching spirituality reductively, and good work is being done.” The Way

"For those who want to respond to the ‘spiritual search of our times’ and wonder what Christianity can contribute at this moment in our history, I strongly recommend the book - it will not disappoint." Journal of Contemporary Religion

"This is a rich and comprehensive resource not only for theologians but also for ordinands, parish priests and teachers." New Directions

“An interesting idea.” LOGOS

“It is an excellent resource for scholars and graduate students.” Brigid O’Shea Merriman, O.S.F., Lourdes College

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