The Developing Christian
Spiritual Growth through the Life Cycle
Published on 1. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8091-4438-9 (ISBN)
Description
THE DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN integrates insights from the social sciences into both classical and modern approaches to spiritual development. The author suggests that finding convergences between human models of development and spirituality is a valuable exercise that can bring insight for self-understanding as well as pastoral ministry.
He lays out the foundations for human and spiritual growth, taking into account the latest work from both social scientific and spiritual-theological disciplines. The bulk of the book addresses stages in the life cycle, from early childhood to elderhood, with each stage divided into human growth and spiritual growth. Finally, he integrates these two facets of growth, discovering that, while they converge, they cannot be completely aligned.
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He lays out the foundations for human and spiritual growth, taking into account the latest work from both social scientific and spiritual-theological disciplines. The bulk of the book addresses stages in the life cycle, from early childhood to elderhood, with each stage divided into human growth and spiritual growth. Finally, he integrates these two facets of growth, discovering that, while they converge, they cannot be completely aligned.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8091-4438-9 (9780809144389)
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Biography Peter Feldmeier is a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. He holds a Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and is the author of several books and articles, including Christianity Looks East (Paulist Press).