Table of Contents

Introduction: What is Christian Spirituality? The Editors Part One: The Building Blocks Chapter One - The Origins of Christian Spirituality in the Temple Tradition. Margaret Barker Chapter Two - The Origins and Scope of Biblical Spirituality. Gerald O'Collins Chapter Three - The Mystical Tradition. Bernard McGinn Chapter Four - The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Benedicta Ward Part Two: Schools of Spirituality Chapter Five - Augustinian Spirituality. Martin Laird Chapter Six - Monastic Spirituality. Laurentia Johns Chapter Seven - Orthodox Spirituality. John Chryssavgis Chapter Eight - Dominican Spirituality. Richard Woods Chapter Nine - Franciscan Spirituality. Michael Guinan Chapter Ten - Carmelite Spirituality. Peter Tyler Chapter Eleven - Reform Spirituality - The Lutheran Tradition. Jonathan Linman Chapter Twelve - Reform Spirituality - Calvin. Judith Rossall Chapter Thirteen - Ignatian Spirituality. Gerard W. Hughes Chapter Fourteen - Anglican Spirituality. Gordon Mursell Chapter Fifteen - The French School. David Thayer Part Three: Spirituality in Action Chapter Sixteen - Spirituality and Politics. Michael Kirwan Chapter Seventeen - Christian Spiritual Direction. Peter Tyler Chapter Eighteen - Charismatic Spirituality Mark Cartledge Part Four: Christian Spirituality in Dialogue with other Faiths Chapter Nineteen - Christian Spirituality and Hinduism. Martin Ganeri Chapter Twenty - Christian Spirituality and Buddhism. Brian Pierce Chapter Twenty One - Christian Spirituality and Judaism. John Pawlikowski Chapter Twenty Two - Christian Spirituality and Islam. Christian Troll Part Five: Christian and Indigenous Spiritualities Chapter Twenty Three - Christian Spirituality in Africa: African Traditional Religion and the Spirituality of the African Initiated Churches. Celia Kourie Chapter Twenty Four - Christian Spirituality in America: Native American Spirituality. Kathy Heskin Chapter Twenty Five - Christian Spirituality in Asia: The Nasranis. Kurian Perumpallikunnel Chapter Twenty Six - Christian Spirituality in Europe: The Celtic Tradition. Thomas O'Loughlin. Chapter Twenty Seven - Christian Spirituality in Oceania: An Australian Perspective. Anthony Kelly Part Six: Contemporary Issues in Spirituality Chapter Twenty Eight - Women and Spirituality. Bernadette Flanagan Chapter Twenty Nine - Men and Spirituality. Richard Rohr Chapter Thirty - Art and Christian Spirituality. Mark Hederman Chapter Thirty One - Christian Spirituality and Creation: Ecospirituality. Mary Grey Chapter Thirty Two - Christian Spirituality and Atheism. Stephen Bullivant Epilogue: Whither Christian Spirituality? Peter Tyler Notes on Contributors Index

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A scholarly yet accessible introduction to Christian Spirituality.

About the Author

Dr Peter Tyler is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of Pastoral Theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. Previous publications include St John of the Cross - Outstanding Christian Thinker (Continuum 2010), Sources of Transformation: Revitalising Christian Spirituality (edited with Edward Howells) (Continuum 2010) and The Return to the Mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition (Continuum 2011). Richard Woods OP PhD STM is Professor of Theology and held the Lund-Gill Chair for 2010 at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois. Recent books include Meister Eckhart: Master of Mystics (Continuum, 2010), Eckhart's Way (Veritas Publications, 2009 ed.), and Wellness: Life, Health, and Spirituality (Veritas Publications, 2008).

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