TY  - BOOK
AU  - McGrath, Alister E
AU  - McGrath,Alister E
TI  - Christian Spirituality:  An Introduction
SN  - 9780631212812
U1  - K67 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Blackwell Publishers
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 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 ISSUES The Nature of Theology The Relations of Theology and Spirituality  Positive aspects of the relationship  Negative aspects of the relationship  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  Explanation  Application  Illustration   Conclusion  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 cross	  A 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 Loyola  Teresa of Avila  Charles Wesley  John Henry Newman  James I. Packer   Conclusion: Where Next?
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