
- 334 pages
- English
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Studying Christian Spirituality
About this book
Studying Christian Spirituality proposes a framework to discover how spirituality can be understood beyond the conventional boundaries that religions have established.
Its nine chapters discuss a wide variety of issues and questions, which include: definitions of spirituality; the impact of models of God; human-spiritual development; the importance of context; historical criticism; anthropology; interpretation of texts and art; and examples of spiritual practice. David B. Perrin clearly explains the traditional relationships between Christian spirituality and theology and history. He also proposes greater connections with the human sciences, such as philosophy, psychology, phenomenology, and sociology, and reshapes the classical approaches to Christian spirituality, its texts, practices, and experience.
This interdisciplinary volume is an essential reference for scholars and students at all levels who desire to develop a deeper understanding of Christian spirituality's research methods, and its relevance to the world today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsement page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Questions of definitions and methods
- 2 Questions of context
- 3 Questions of God
- 4 Questions of being human
- 5 Questions of history
- 6 Questions of text
- 7 Questions of human-spiritual development
- 8 Questions of spiritual practice
- 9 Questions of topics for research
- Index