Christian spirituality : an introduction

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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; How to Use this Book; 1 INTRODUCTION; Defining "Spirituality"; Defining "Christian Spirituality"; Clarifying Terms: Mysticism and Spirituality; 2 TYPES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY; Spirituality, Theology, and Personality; Theological variables; Historical variables; Personal variables; Denominational Considerations; Catholicism; Orthodoxy; Protestantism; Attitudes to the World, Culture, and History; 1 Christ against culture; 2 The Christ of culture; 3 Christ above culture; 4 Christ and culture in paradox; 5 Christ the transformer of culture 3 THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR SPIRITUALITY: BASIC ISSUESThe Nature of Theology; The Relations of Theology and Spirituality; Positive aspects of the relationship; Negative aspects of the relationship; 4 THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR SPIRITUALITY: CASE STUDIES; Creation; Explanation; Application; Illustration; Human Nature and Destiny; Explanation; Application; Illustration; The Trinity; Explanation; Application; Illustration; Incarnation; Explanation; Application; Illustration; Redemption; Explanation; Application; Illustration; Resurrection; Explanation; Application; Illustration; Consummation ExplanationApplication; Illustration; Conclusion; 5 BIBLICAL IMAGES AND CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY; The Bible as a Resource for Spirituality; Biblical Images and Spirituality; The feast; The journey; Exile; The struggle; Purification; The internalization of faith; The desert; Ascent; Darkness and light; Silence; Conclusion; 6 FACES, PLACES, AND SPACES: VISUALIZATION AND SPATIALIZATION IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY ; The Visualization of the Divine; A problem? The challenge of idolatry; Visualizing God: the incarnation; Visualizing God: the creation; Visualizing God: the sacraments Christian symbolism: the crossA corrective: the apophatic tradition; Telling the Story: Faith in Life; The Rhythm of Faith: Structuring Time; The Christian week; The Christian year; The monastic day; Spiritual Geography: Structuring Space; Holy spaces: spirituality and architecture; Holy places: the place of pilgrimage; 7 CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: ENGAGING THE TRADITION; Spirituality and History; Interrogating the Text; Classic Texts: An Engagement; Gregory of Nyssa; Augustine of Hippo; Anselm of Canterbury; Francis of Assisi; Hugh of Balma; Ludolf of Saxony; Julian of Norwich; Martin Luther Ignatius LoyolaTeresa of Ávila; Charles Wesley; John Henry Newman; James I. Packer; Conclusion: Where Next?; CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: INTERNET RESOURCES; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; SOURCES OF CITATIONS; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX