Christian Spirituality

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This text fills the need for a clear, informative, helpful and well-written introduction to the exciting field of Christian spirituality. McGrath offers complete coverage of the Christian spiritual tradition, including Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism and Evangelicalism. Suitable for personal study or course use, the book includes a guide to relevant resources on the Internet.

Table Of Contents:
Part I: Introduction: 1. Defining 'Spirituality'. 2. Defining
'Christian Spirituality'. 3. Mysticism and Spirituality. 4.
Spirituality, Theology and Personality: Theological Variables. Personal
Variables. Part II: Types of Christian Spirituality: 5. Denominational
Considerations: Catholicism. Orthodoxy. Protestantism. 6. Attitudes to the
World, Culture and History: Christ against Culture. The Christ of Culture.
Christ above Culture. Christ and Culture in Paradox. Christ the
Transformer of Culture. Part III: Theological Foundations for
Spirituality: 7. The Nature of Theology. 8. The Relation of Theology and
Spirituality. 9. Positive Aspects of the Relationship. 10. Negative
Aspects of the Relationship. 11. Spirituality and Theology: Five Case
Studies: Creation. Incarnation. Redemption. Resurrection. Consummation.
Part IV: Biblical Images and Christian Spirituality: 12. The Bible as a
Resource for Spirituality: The Bible: An Introduction. The Spiritual
Application of the Bible. 13. Biblical Images and Spirituality: The Feast.
The Journey. Exile. The Struggle. Purification. The Internalization of
Faith. The Desert. Ascent. Darkness and Light. Silence. Part V: Faces,
Places and Spaces: Visualization and Spatialization in Christian
Spirituality: 14. The Visualization of the Divine. 15. A Problem? The
Challenge of Idolatry. 16. Visualizing God: The Incarnation Visualizing
God: The Creation. 17. Visualizing God: The Sacraments. 18. Christian
Symbolism: The Cross. 19. A Corrective: The Apophatic Tradition. 20.
Telling the Story: Faith and Life. 21. The Rhythm of Faith: Structuring
Time: The Christian Week. The Christian Year. The Monastic Day. 22.
Spiritual Geography: Structuring Space: Holy Spaces: Spirituality and
Architecture. Holy Places: The Role of Pilgrimage. Part VI: Christian
Spirituality: Engaging the Tradition: 23. Spirituality and History
Interrogating the Text. 24. Classic Texts: The Engagement: Gregory of
Nyssa. Augustine of Hippo. Anselm of Canterbury. Francis of Assisi. Hugh
of Balma. Ludolf of Saxony. Julian of Norwich. Martin Luther. Teresa of
Avila. Charles Wesley. James I. Packer. Conclusion: Where next? Christian
Spirituality: Internet Resources.