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Informationen zum Autor Philip Sheldrake is Senior Research Fellow at the Cambridge Theological Federation, UK, regularly a visiting professor in the USA, 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 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.* Charts the main figures, ideas, images and historical periods, showing how and why spirituality has changed and developed over the centuries* Includes new chapters on the nature and meaning of spirituality, and on spirituality in the 21st century; and an account of the development and main features of devotional spirituality* Provides new coverage of Christian spirituality's relationship to other faiths throughout history, and their influence and impact on Christian beliefs and practices* Features expanded sections on mysticism, its relationship to spirituality, the key mystical figures, and the development of ideas of 'the mystical'* Explores the interplay between culture, geography, and spirituality, taking a global perspective by tracing spiritual developments across continents 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.* Charts the main figures, ideas, images and historical periods, showing how and why spirituality has changed and developed over the centuries* Includes new chapters on the nature and meaning of spirituality, and on spirituality in the 21st century; and an account of the development and main features of devotional spirituality* Provides new coverage of Christian spirituality's relationship to other faiths throughout history, and their influence and impact on Christian beliefs and practices* Features expanded sections on mysticism, its relationship to spirituality, the key mystical figures, and the development of ideas of 'the mystical'* Explores the interplay between culture, geography, and spirituality, taking a global perspective by tracing spiritual developments across continents Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi1 What is Spirituality? 1Origins of the Word "Spirituality" 2Contemporary Meaning 3What is Christian Spirituality? 6Spirituality and Mysticism 7The Study of Spirituality 9Spirituality and History 11Interpretation 12Types of Spirituality 15Periods and Traditions 17Conclusion: Criteria of Judgment 182 Foundations: Scriptures and Early Church 23Christian Spirituality and the Scriptures 24Scriptural Markers 25Spirituality in the New Testament 27Spirituality and the Early Church 30Liturgy 31Spirituality and Martyrdom 32Shrines, Devotion, and Pilgrimage 33Spirituality and Doctrine 34Origen 35Evagrius 36The Cappadocians 36Augustine 37Pseudo-Dionysius 38Christian Spirituality as Transformation and Mission 39Theories of Spiritual Transformation 41Conclusion 433 Monastic Spiritualities: 300-1150 47The Emergence of Monasticism 50Widows and Virgins 50Syrian Ascetics 51Egyptian Monasticism 52Wisdom of the Desert 53Monastic Rules 56Benedictine Expansion 59The New Hermits 61The Cistercians 63The Spiritual Values of Monasticism 65Spirituality and the Conversion of Europe 67Local Spiritualities: Ireland 68Spirituality in the East 70Syriac Spirituality 73Conclusion 744 Spirituality in the City: 1150-1450 79The Gregorian Reform 80Apocalyptic Movements 81The Vita Evangelica...
