A Brief History of Spirituality

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction: What is Spirituality? Contemporary Meaning Spirituality and History Interpretation Periods and Traditions i Foundations: Scriptures and Early Church Christian Spirituality and the Scriptures Scriptural Markers Spirituality in the New Testament Spirituality and the Early Church Liturgy Spirituality and Martyrdom Spirituality and Doctrine Origen Evagrius The Cappadocians Augustine Pseudo-Dionysius Christian Spirituality as Transformation and Mission Theories of Spiritual Transformation Conclusion 2 The Monastic Paradigm: 300-1150 The Emergence of Monasticism Widows and Virgins Syrian Ascetics Egyptian Monasticism Wisdom of the Desert Monastic Rules Benedictine Expansion The New Hermits The Cistercians The Spiritual Values of Monasticism Spirituality and the Conversion of Europe Local Spiritualities: Ireland Spirituality in the East Syriac Spirituality Conclusion 3 Spirituality in the City: 1150-1450 The Gregorian Reform The Vita Evangelica Twelfth-Century Renaissance The Rebirth of Cities Cathedrals and Urban Vision The City as Sacred Universities as Sacred Space Vita Evangelica and Urban Sensibilities The Mendicant Movement The Oxford Movement John Henry Newman A Distinctive "American Spirituality" Conclusion 6 Modernity to Postmodernity: 1900-2000 The Impact on Spirituality Evelyn Underhill Dietrich Bonhoeffer Simone Weil Dorothy Day Thomas Merton Spiritualities of Liberation Gustavo Gutierrez Feminist Spirituality Spiritualities of Reconciliation Ecumenical Spirituality: The Example of Taize Spirituality and Inter-Religious Dialogue: Bede Griffiths Making Spirituality Democratic: The Retreat Movement Making Spirituality Democratic: The Charismatic Movement Conclusion