Holder The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7834-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 584 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holder, Arthur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction (Arthur Holder, Graduate Theological Union).
Part I: What is Christian Spirituality?
1. Approaches to the Study of Christian Spirituality (Sandra M.Schneiders, Graduate Theological Union).
Part II: Scripture and Christian Spirituality.
2. The Old Testament in Christian Spirituality (Barbara Green,Graduate Theological Union).
3. The New Testament in Christian Spirituality (Bonnie Thurston,ordained minister).
Part III: Christian Spirituality in History.
4. Christian Spirituality during the Roman Empire(100-600) (Columba Stewart, Saint John's School ofTheology).
5. Christian Spirituality in Byzantium and the East(600-1700) (John A. McGuckin, Union Theological Seminary andColumbia University).
6. Christian Spirituality in the Medieval West (600-1450)(Ulrike Wiethaus, Wake Forest University).
7. European Reformations of Christian Spirituality(1450-1700) (Jill Raitt, Univeristy ofMissouri-Columbia).
8. Christian Spirituality in Europe and North America since 1700(Diana Butler Bass , Virginia Theological Seminary) and JosephStewart-Sicking, Virginia Theological Seminary).
9. Christian Spirituality in Africa, Asia, Latin America, andOceania (Richard Fox Young, Princeton Theological Seminary).
Part IV: Theology and Christian Spirituality.
10. Trinitarian Perspectives on Christian Spirituality (Mark A.McIntosh, Loyola University of Chicago).
11. Christology in Christian Spirituality (WilliamThompson-Uberuaga, Duquesne University).
12. The Holy Spirit in Christian Spirituality (Robert DavisHughes III, University of the South, Sewanee).
13. Christian Spirituality and the Theology of the Human Person(Philip Endean, University of Oxford).
14. The Church as Context for Christian Spirituality (DavidLonsdale, University of London).
15. Sacramentality and Christian Spirituality (Ann Loades,University of Durham).
16. Christian Spirituality and Theological Ethics (William C.Spohn, University of Santa Clara).
Part V: Interdisciplinary Dialogue Partners for the Study ofChristian Spirituality.
17. Social Sciences (John A. Coleman, Loyola MarymountUniversity, Los Angeles).
18. Personality Sciences (Janet K. Ruffing, FordhamUniversity).
19. Natural Sciences (Robert John Russell, Graduate TheologicalUnion).
20. Aesthetics (Alejandro García-Rivera, GraduateTheological Union).
21. Feminist Studies (Amy Hollywood, University of ChicagoDivinity School).
22. Ritual Studies (Susan J. White, Texas ChristianUniversity).
23. Theology of Religions (Michael Barnes, University ofLondon).
Part VI: Special Topics in Contemporary ChristianSpirituality.
24. Experience (David Hay, University of Aberdeen).
25. Mysticism (David B. Perrin, Saint Paul University).
26. Interpretation (Philip F. Sheldrake, University ofDurham).
27. Nature (Douglas Burton-Christie, Loyola MarymountUniversity, Los Angeles).
28. Practice (Elizabeth Liebert, San Francisco TheologicalSeminary).
29. Liberation (Michael Battle, Duke University).
30. Interfaith Encounter (Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal DivinitySchool).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.