2nd Hand - The Study Of Spirituality Edited By Cheslyn Jones And Others

2nd hand in good condition. student edition 2000. SPCK

A companion volume to the highly acclaimed The Study of Liturgy, which has firmly established itself as the leading textbook in Christian worship in the English-speaking world, The Study of Spirituality focuses on the individual devotion of Christians. Spirituality is here defined as a combination of praying and living as practiced both by ordinary believers and by those whose special gifts have led to their recognitionas saints. The scope of the current work is enormous - over 60 writers, representing the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Free Church and Orthodox traditions, study the nature and form of individual reverence. The myriad patterns of Christian discipleship that have evolved through the centuries in varying cultures are descriptively and analytically discussed. Careful attention is given to the biblical witness; the Greek, Syrian, Russian, Latin and Protestant traditions receive detailed treatment; notice is also taken of the contemporary charismatic and ecumenical movements and of the interaction between Christianity and other religions.

This exhaustive survey of the history of spirituality is preceeded by a theological introduction and concludes with a consideration of some contemporary pastoral issues. Special sections are devoted to spirituality in non-Christian religions and present day spirituality.Numerous illustrations of the people, themes and places of the widereaching spheres of spirituality bring the ephemoral dimension of Christian faith into vivid reality.

paperback 630 pages 14x21cm