Invitation to Christian Spirituality
An Ecumenical Anthology
Published in April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-19-510637-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a collection of classical and contemporary texts pertinent to the study of Christian Spirituality. Excerpts from the key writings of seventy-seven spiritual masters are arranged in chronological order. Representative figures from the major Christian traditions are included; attention has been given to the contributions of women and minorities. Spirituality is approached in the broadest sense, and in a manner that includes both the theory and practice of spirituality.
Reviews / Votes
Tyson has exercised particularly good judgement in his choice of authors ... an ideal textbook for a course on Christian sprirituality ... also useful for an adult education course in a parish setting. Oxford University Press should be congratulated for producing such a handsome volume in a paperback edition. Richard Penaskovic, The Heythrop Joural, Vol.41, No.4.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 162 mm
Weight
702 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510637-4 (9780195106374)
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Content
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) Wesley John 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--)