Invitation to Christian spirituality : an ecumenical anthology
This collection of texts studies Christian Spirituality. Figures from Christian traditions are included and attention has been given to the contributions of women and minorities. Spirituality is approached in the broadest sense, and includes both the theory and practice of spirituality.
xix, 474 pages ; 24 cm
9780195106367, 9780195106374, 0195106369, 0195106377
1082508935
1. The Ancient Church:Ignatius of Antioch (d. 117)Didache (c. 130)Epistle to Diognetus (c. 130)Vibia Perptua (c. 181-203)Tertullian of Carthage (c. 160-220)Irenaeus of Lyon (c. 130-202)Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-216)Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-251)Ephrem the Syria (c. 306-373)Athanasius the Alexandria (c. 296-373)Macrina the Younger (c. 327-379)Basil the Great (c. 330-379)Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-395)Jerome of Bethlehem (c. 348-420)Augustine of Hippo (c. 354-420)John Cassian (c. 365-435)Egeria's Pilgramage (c. 404-417)Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550)Pseudo-Dionysius (c. 500)Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662)John of Damsascus (c. 674-749)2. The Medieval Church:Anselm of Canterbur (c. 1033-1109)Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153)Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179)Bonaventure (c. 1271- 1274)Francis (c. 1182-1226) and Clare (c. 1193-1254)Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1212-1297)Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274)Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327)Catherine of Siena (c. 1347-1380)Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-1423)Thomas a` Kempis (c. 1380-1471)3. The Reformation Era:Catherine of Genoa (c. 1447-1510)Martin Luther (c. 1483-1546)Desuderuys Erasmus (c. 1466-1536)Michael Sattler (c. 1490-1527)John Calvin (1509-1564)Bartholome de Las Casas (1474-1556)Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)John of the Cross (1542-1591)4. Modern Spirituality:Johnanna Arndt (1555-1621)George Herbert (1593-1633)Francis de Sales (1567-1622)Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)Blaise Paschal (1633-1662)Philip Jacob Spener (1635-1705)Jeane (Madame) Guyon (1648-1717)Brother Lawrence (1611-1691)John (1703-91) and Charles (1707-88) WesleyJohn Edwards (1703-1758)Hannah More (1745-1875)Charles Finney (1792-1875)Phoebe Worral Palmer (1807-1884)Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)Horace Bushnell (1802-1876)Threse of Lisieux (1873-1897)Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)5. Contemporary Spirituality:Rudolph Otto (1869-1937)Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)Karth Barth (1886-1968)Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)Simone Weil (1909-1943)A.W. Tozer (1879-1963)Howard Thurman (1900-1981)C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)Karl Rahner (1904-1984)Thomas Merton (1915-1968)Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)James H. Cone (1938--)Mother Teresa (1910-1997)Richard Foster (1942--)Gustavo Gutierrez (1928--)Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936--)Desmond Mphilo Tutu (1931--)
Includes index