HOLDER ARTHUR

Gebundenes Buch

Companion Christian Spirituality

Beschreibung

Christian spirituality has recently emerged as a distinct (and growing) 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. Like all volumes in the Blackwell Companions to Religion series, The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality represents the most significant recent scholarship and knowledge in the field. Without attempting to impose a single definition of Christian spirituality upon its contributors, 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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1281g
• ISBN-13: 9781405102476
• ISBN-10: 1405102470
• Artikelnr.: 21813430

Rezensionen

"Represents a full survey of the latest research in the fieldand will form an essential component of academic libraries withtheological collections and make a valuable contribution to publiclibraries with specialist collections in the humanities."Reference Reviews

"This book contains thirty essays covering 550 pages, allspecially commissioned. It amounts to the single most thoroughtreatment of the field to date ... lending the bookconsiderable interest and depth [and] shows that the study ofChristian spirituality has started to display the characteristicsof a mature academic field: teaching, research, and an identifiablecommunity of scholars and scholarship ... Be reassured thatthings are looking up: scholars are less often approachingspirituality reductively, and good work is being done."The Way

"For those who want to respond to the 'spiritual search ofour times' and wonder what Christianity can contribute atthis moment in our history, I strongly recommend the book - it willnot disappoint." Journal of Contemporary Religion

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

"An interesting idea." LOGOS

"It is an excellent resource for scholars and graduatestudents." Brigid O'Shea Merriman, O.S.F., LourdesCollege "A state-of-the-art treatment of the very wide field ofchristian spirituality...A rich feast." NetworkReview

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