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Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality
Elizabeth Dreyer
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Description for Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality
Paperback. Sheldrake, Jon Sobrino, Wendy M. Wright Editor(s): Dreyer, Elizabeth A.; Burrows, Mark. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
The birth of an academic discipline is a rare event. Even more extraordinary is academia's acknowledgment that spirituality has scholarly as well as personal dimensions. Inquiry and dialogue are the essence of this new discipline, as it paves the way toward a deeper understanding of what it means to be human within the Christian faith. The twenty-five essays in this volume, originally published in either the Christian Spirituality Bulletin or Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, offer groundbreaking explorations of Christian spirituality. Arranged under five broad headings, these essays create an insightful dialogue on the questions, methods, ... Read more
The birth of an academic discipline is a rare event. Even more extraordinary is academia's acknowledgment that spirituality has scholarly as well as personal dimensions. Inquiry and dialogue are the essence of this new discipline, as it paves the way toward a deeper understanding of what it means to be human within the Christian faith. The twenty-five essays in this volume, originally published in either the Christian Spirituality Bulletin or Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, offer groundbreaking explorations of Christian spirituality. Arranged under five broad headings, these essays create an insightful dialogue on the questions, methods, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801880773
SKU
V9780801880773
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About Elizabeth Dreyer
Elizabeth A. Dreyer is a professor of religious studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut and the author of Earth Crammed with Heaven, The Cross in Christian Tradition, and Passionate Spirituality. Mark S. Burrows a is professor of the history of Christianity at the Andover Newton Theological School and editor of Biblical Hermeneutics in Historical ... Read more
Reviews for Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality
This is a collection of 25 articles... Several stand out as particularly helpful in understanding how the study of spirituality has become an academic discipline. Choice 2005 Ably edited... Merits study by all persons who have a serious interest in spirituality.
E. Glenn Hinson Christian Century 2005 I shall be referring to it frequently and recommending it to my ... Read more
E. Glenn Hinson Christian Century 2005 I shall be referring to it frequently and recommending it to my ... Read more