Broschiertes Buch

Companion Christian Spirituality

Beschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality is acomprehensive single-volume introduction to Christian spirituality,and represents the most significant recent developments in thefield.

Offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical, andrepresentative overview of the most significant recent developmentsin the field

Comprises essays combining rigorous academic scholarship withaccessible and elegant writing

Reflects an understanding of the field as the study of thelived experience of Christian faith and discipleship

Provides material on biblical, historical, and theologicalfoundations, along with treatment of contemporary issues

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

• Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 994g
• ISBN-13: 9781444337655
• ISBN-10: 1444337653
• Artikelnr.: 31187240

Rezensionen

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

'It amounts to the single most thorough treatment of the field to date ... lending the book considerable interest and depth' (The Way)