| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 422 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: What is Christian Spirituality?; A Brief History of a Word; The Return of Religion; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; Part I The Building Blocks; 1 The Origins of Christian Spirituality in the Temple Tradition; Introduction; Solomon's Temple; The Temple and the Cosmos; The Holy of Holies; Angels; Covenant; Wisdom; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; 2 The Origins and Scope of Biblical Spirituality; The Jewish Scriptures; Jesus and Christian Spirituality; Paul and Christian Spirituality; Johannine Spirituality; Notes |
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Individuals and CommunitiesConclusions: Facing Brokenness and Failure; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; Part II Schools of Spirituality; 5 Augustinian Spirituality; Introduction; The Spirituality and Thought of St Augustine; Interiority; Common Life; Service to the Church; The Order's Contemplative-Eremitical Experience; The Life of Apostolic Fraternity in the Context of the Mendicant Movement; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; 6 Monastic Spirituality; Introduction; Early Monastic Impulses; The Jerusalem Community: Primary Impulse; From Impulse to Movement |
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The Rule of St BenedictSome Common Elements in Ways of Living the Rule of St Benedict; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; 7 Orthodox Spirituality; Introduction; A New Heaven: Through the Lens of the Icon; Mystery and Transfiguration: The Sound of Liturgy; A New Earth: The Beauty of the World; Spiritual Connections: Solitude, Silence and Sharing; Living Tradition: A Contemporary Saint; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; 8 Dominican Spirituality; Introduction; Governance and Spirituality; The Evangelical Life: Radical Witness; Intellectual Heritage |
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The Dominican Spiritual TraditionThe Albertine Inheritance; Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master; The German Masters; Sisters Preachers and Lay Dominicans; Catherine the Greater; From the Reformation to the Modern Period; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; 9 Franciscan Spirituality; Introduction; God as Father and Trinity; Jesus Christ; The Crib; The Cross; The Eucharist; Poverty; Mary; Creation; 'Make me an Instrument of Your Peace'; Mission; Contemplation; Conclusion; Note; Bibliography and Further Reading; 10 Carmelite Spirituality; The School of Carmel; Crises and Growth |
| Summary |
The Bloomsbury Guide to Christian Spirituality has been written by leading academics, who distil their knowledge for a wide audience, considering the wide spectrum of the Christian spiritual tradition and answering key questions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Spiritual life -- Christianity.
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Spirituality.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- General.
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Spiritual life -- Christianity
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Spirituality
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Woods, Richard, 1941-
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Tyler, Peter, 1963-
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| ISBN |
9781441109422 |
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1441109420 |
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9781441174239 |
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1441174230 |
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