Spirituality - A Brief History

Informationen zum Autor Philip Sheldrake is Senior Research Fellow at the Cambridge Theological Federation, UK, regularly a visiting professor in the United States of America, and a former president of the international Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. He is the author of numerous books including Explorations in Spirituality: History, Theology & Social Practice (2010), Spaces for the Sacred: Place, Memory & Identity (2001), and Living between Worlds: Place and Journey in Celtic Christianity (1997). Klappentext "The best available introduction to a fascinating subject. This new edition expands the geographical coverage to Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with new material on apocalyptic movements, Eastern Christianity, and the historical development of spiritual practices. No one can match Sheldrake for a winning combination of accuracy, comprehensiveness, and lively writing." ?Arthur Holder, Graduate Theological Union Engagingly written by one of the world's leading scholars, this comprehensively expanded edition tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the New Testament right up to the present day. It charts the main figures, ideas, images and historical periods, showing how and why spirituality has changed and developed over the centuries. Sheldrake deftly extracts the distinctive themes of Christian spirituality, exploring the historical and cultural experiences that changed people's attitudes and practices. New to the second edition are chapters on the nature and meaning of spirituality and twenty-first century features of spirituality across the world, as well as an account of the development and core features of devotional spirituality. Sections on mysticism, its relationship to spirituality, the key mystical figures, and the development of ideas of "the mystical" are all expanded. It also offers a fascinating insight into Christian spirituality's relationship to other faiths throughout history and their influence and impact on Christian beliefs and practices. The result is a lively and informative introduction to the varieties of Christian spirituality across the globe and throughout the ages. Zusammenfassung Engagingly written by one of the world s leading scholars in this field, this comprehensively revised edition tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the New Testament right up to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi 1 What is Spirituality? 1 Origins of the Word "Spirituality" 2 Contemporary Meaning 3 What is Christian Spirituality? 6 Spirituality and Mysticism 7 The Study of Spirituality 9 Spirituality and History 11 Interpretation 12 Types of Spirituality 15 Periods and Traditions 17 Conclusion: Criteria of Judgment 18 2 Foundations: Scriptures and Early Church 23 Christian Spirituality and the Scriptures 24 Scriptural Markers 25 Spirituality in the New Testament 27 Spirituality and the Early Church 30 Liturgy 31 Spirituality and Martyrdom 32 Shrines, Devotion, and Pilgrimage 33 Spirituality and Doctrine 34 Origen 35 Evagrius 36 The Cappadocians 36 Augustine 37 Pseudo-Dionysius 38 Christian Spirituality as Transformation and Mission 39 Theories of Spiritual Transformation 41 Conclusion 43 3 Monastic Spiritualities: 300-1150 47 The Emergence of Monasticism 50 Widows and Virgins 50 Syrian Ascetics 51 Egyptian Monasticism 52 Wisdom of the Desert 53 Monastic Rules 56 Benedictine Expansion 59 The New Hermits 61 The Cistercians 63 The Spiritual Values of Monasticism 65 Spirituality and the Conversion of Europe 67 Local Spiritualities: Ireland 68

List of contents

Preface xi
 
1 What is Spirituality? 1
 
Origins of the Word "Spirituality" 2
 
Contemporary Meaning 3
 
What is Christian Spirituality? 6
 
Spirituality and Mysticism 7
 
The Study of Spirituality 9
 
Spirituality and History 11
 
Interpretation 12
 
Types of Spirituality 15
 
Periods and Traditions 17
 
Conclusion: Criteria of Judgment 18
 
2 Foundations: Scriptures and Early Church 23
 
Christian Spirituality and the Scriptures 24
 
Scriptural Markers 25
 
Spirituality in the New Testament 27
 
Spirituality and the Early Church 30
 
Liturgy 31
 
Spirituality and Martyrdom 32
 
Shrines, Devotion, and Pilgrimage 33
 
Spirituality and Doctrine 34
 
Origen 35
 
Evagrius 36
 
The Cappadocians 36
 
Augustine 37
 
Pseudo-Dionysius 38
 
Christian Spirituality as Transformation and Mission 39
 
Theories of Spiritual Transformation 41
 
Conclusion 43
 
3 Monastic Spiritualities: 300-1150 47
 
The Emergence of Monasticism 50
 
Widows and Virgins 50
 
Syrian Ascetics 51
 
Egyptian Monasticism 52
 
Wisdom of the Desert 53
 
Monastic Rules 56
 
Benedictine Expansion 59
 
The New Hermits 61
 
The Cistercians 63
 
The Spiritual Values of Monasticism 65
 
Spirituality and the Conversion of Europe 67
 
Local Spiritualities: Ireland 68
 
Spirituality in the East 70
 
Syriac Spirituality 73
 
Conclusion 74
 
4 Spirituality in the City: 1150-1450 79
 
The Gregorian Reform 80
 
Apocalyptic Movements 81
 
The Vita Evangelica 82
 
Twelfth-Century Renaissance 83
 
The Rebirth of Cities 84
 
Cathedrals and Urban Vision 85
 
The City as Sacred 86
 
Universities as Sacred Space 87
 
Vita Evangelica and Urban Sensibilities 88
 
The Mendicant Movement 89
 
Dominic, Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure 90
 
The Beguines 94
 
Fourteenth-Century Mysticism 96
 
Julian of Norwich 98
 
Crossing Spiritual Boundaries: The Influence of Islam 100
 
Devotional Spirituality 101
 
Spirituality and Eastern Christianity 102
 
The Renaissance 104
 
Conclusion 106
 
5 Spiritualities in the Age of Reformations: 1450-1700 110
 
Seeds of Reform: The Devotio Moderna
 
and Christian Humanism 113
 
The Crisis of Medieval Spirituality 114
 
Spirituality and the Lutheran Reformation 115
 
John Calvin and Reformed Spirituality 117
 

The Radical Reformation: Anabaptist Spirituality 118
 
Anglican Spirituality 120
 
George Herbert 121
 
Puritan Spirituality 124
 
Early Quakers 125
 
The Catholic Reformation 126
 
The New Orders 126
 
Ignatius Loyola and Early Ignatian Spirituality 126
 
Spirituality Beyond Europe 131
 
Carmelite Mysticism 133
 
Lay Devotion 135
 
Seventeenth-Century French Spirituality 137
 
Russian Spirituality 140
 
Conclusion 141
 
6 Spirituality in an Age of Reason: 1700-1900 145
 
Spirituality in the Roman Catholic Tradition 148
 
Pietism 150
 
Wesleyan Spirituality 151
 
American Puritanism and the Great Awakening 153
 
Shaker Spirituality 154
 
Orthodox Spirituality 156
 
Post-Revolutionary Catholicism 159
 
The English Evangelicals 161
 
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"This volume would be an excellent text for the upper-level or seminary student. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (Choice, 1 October 2013)
 
"[Sheldrake's] grasp of the key figures and movements within the western Christian tradition is consistently sure-footed, and the book will be very useful for those seeking an accessible one-volume introduction to the subject by an acknowledged authority ... This is an excellent book and can be safely recommended to students and others alike." Theology (of the previous edition)
 
"Wonderfully encapsulates the complex manner in which the term spirituality has taken on various meanings within the Christian tradition ... Those who are interested in learning more about the major movements in the Christian tradition are sure to find this book a wonderful introduction into learning more about thinkers who have ardently longed to attain wisdom." The Heythrop Journal (of the previous edition)
 
"One gets the sense that Sheldrake knows and loves his subject, and more importantly, wants to share his knowledge with others. I strongly recommend this book." Anglican Theological Review (of the previous edition)

Product details

• Authors: P Sheldrake, Philip Sheldrake, Philip (Cambridge Theological Federatio Sheldrake, Sheldrake Philip
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2013
• EAN: 9781118472354
• ISBN: 978-1-118-47235-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion; Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion; Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion; Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Spiritualität, Systematische Theologie, Spirituality, Religion & Theology, Religion u. Theologie, Systematic Theology