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Author : Diana Villegas
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780739168127
The author discusses the importance of the theological study of spirituality as necessary for interpreting one's Christian path in a pluralistic world.
Author : Carl McColman
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506485768
In popular usage, "mysticism" typically refers to New Age or Eastern forms of spirituality. However, the mystical tradition is also an important component of the Christian tradition. At its heart--and much like its expression in other faith traditions--Christian mysticism is an ancient practice that incorporates meditation, contemplation, worship, philosophy, the quest for personal enlightenment, and the experience of Divine presence. This volume is a comprehensive introduction and guide to Christian mysticism. It is a big book about a big possibility: the hope of achieving real, blissful, experiential unison with God. Among the topics covered here are a general introduction to mysticism, the Bible and mysticism, the history and types of Christian mysticism, biographical sketches of leading Christian mystics, and practical instructions about practicing mysticism today. This is a breathtaking work that explores a form of spirituality that has changed lives over the course of 2,000 years. Learning about Christian mysticism and how it has been articulated through the centuries will prove inspirational for today's seekers, regardless of the faith tradition. "The mystic is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of mytic." --William McNamara
Author : Fitzroy John Willis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532680441
In a pluralistic world of competing truth claims, how can one discern what is truly representative of God? How can we live and communicate what is authentically “spiritual?” How do we bridge the religious impasse between believers and a post-Christendom and pluralistic context where individuals may consider themselves to be spiritual, yet are offended by the person of Jesus? Can relativism be an effective means of evaluating truth from falsehood? What role should race, gender, and socioeconomic background play in society and the church? These are just a few of the questions this study addresses in presenting a more balanced, dialogical, and biblical criterion for authentic spirituality. The insights on how to discern, live, and communicate what is authentically spiritual are significant for interreligious and ecumenical dialogue across denominations. These insights contribute a way to more effectively communicate divine truths to all, for it is conversant with various sources of knowledge about God and is accountable to feedback from these sources of truth. For example, tacit knowledge such as that derived from faith, and spiritual gifts, as well as rational, or philosophical claims to truth, along with Western, Eastern, and Southern modes of thinking, are all incorporated.
Author : Cynthia Avens,Richard Zelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1420834924
A hidden tradition of Christian spirituality has always existed alongside the institution of the Christian church. In the past only a few hardy pilgrims explored the mysteries of the hidden tradition on the "spiritual bypaths," whereas the majority of Christians traveled upon the familiar "highway" represented by the church. However, the challenges of our modern world demand that we explore the riches of Christianity's hidden tradition, and recent discoveries have opened the spiritual bypaths to all dedicated seekers. Walking the Path of ChristoSopia invites you to join in the quest along the nature, feminine, and mystical bypaths of Christian spirituality as it integrates scholarly investigations of the hidden tradition with practical applications to help the contemporary seeker explore these bypaths.
Author : John Macquarrie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015028538158
While advocates of "religionless Christianity" assert that modern men and women have outgrown traditional expressions of worship, prayer, and spirituality, Macquarrie shows how these aspects of religious experience are critical in our search for a healing and fulfilling communion with God and God's people. He also describes and interprets those traditional rites and spiritual disciplines--Stations of the Cross, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, the Daily Offices, Reconciliation of a Penitent--perhaps latent, yet superbly suitable to meet the needs of the contemporary search for wholeness and holiness.
Author : Ellen Clark-King
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441195548
Written in response to a need expressed by Spiritual Directors, Retreat Leaders and teachers on introductory courses to Christian spirituality for an engaging and readable introduction to the subject, The Path to Your Door provides an accessible and well-researched introduction to themes within the Christian spiritual tradition. In a highly readable fashion it introduces the reader to some of the key themes in classic and contemporary Christian experience and allows them to engage with the material for themselves through the use of varied spiritual exercises. The Path to Your Door is an invitation to an on-going journey of spiritual exploration, grounded in the Christian tradition but encouraging each reader to find their own path and discover their own unique language of prayer.
Author : Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan,MD Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan,Carla M. Zoethout
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004504967
"This book brings together a variety of religious and non-religious perspectives on religious pluralism. It explores the key philosophical and legal issues associated with religious freedom and social harmony"--
Author : Kenneth Rose
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441157768
Theology of religions has defaulted in the last two decades to an epicyclic inclusivism which seeks to undermine pluralism with claims that it is covertly triumphalistic and that it mirrors the logic of exclusivism. With the exception of pioneers in the field such as John Hick and Paul Knitter, most major figures in this theological field have retreated from pluralism and promote versions of particularism and inclusivism. Pluralism: The Future of Religion argues for an apophatic pluralism that is motivated by the insight that it is impossible to secure universal assent for changeable bodies of religious teachings. This insight implies the non-finality and consequent 'departicularization' of all religious teachings and their inclusivistic defenses. These conclusions point us inevitably toward pluralism and lead us out of the inclusivistic impasse of contemporary theology in religions.
Author : Miroslav Volf
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587432989
An intellectual and applied Christian engagement with what it really means to flourish as human beings in relationship to God and one another.
Author : Michael Downey
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809136805
A readable overview of the contemporary spiritual scene that defines, outlines and advocates several models or methods for studying Christian spirituality. Aimed at college undergraduates and useful for those in spiritual counseling and direction.
Author : James F. Lewis,William G. Travis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579102302
Originally published: Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, c1991.
Author : David B. Perrin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134159147
This book provides a new introduction to the study of Christian spirituality, exploring it through the human sciences and ranging from philosophy and hermeneutics to psychology, history, sociology and anthropology. Systematic and progressive, it introduces the key approaches and shows how they relate to the understanding, study and practice of spirituality. Covering a vast amount of ground - from traditional themes such as images of God, spiritual direction and pilgrimage to more contemporary issues, such as place and space, cyberspace and postcolonialism - the author takes an ecumenical, inclusive stance, allowing the book to be used in a wide variety of courses and across denominations.
Author : Gary L. Thomas
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310242840
'Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Spiritual Walk.' After all, it's his, not yours. Better to discover the path God designed you to take--a path marked by growth and fulfillment, based on your unique temperament. In Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas strips away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and guides you toward a path of worship that frees you to be you. If your devotional times have hit a snag, perhaps it is because you're trying to follow someone else's path. This book unfolds nine distinct spiritual temperaments--their traits, strengths, and pitfalls. In one or more, you will see yourself and the ways you most naturally express your relationship with Jesus Christ. Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes you, rest assured it's not by accident. It's by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made you according to his own unique specifications. Sacred Pathways will show you the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God.
Author : Rita M. Gross
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630871789
Once upon a time, on grounds of both religion and common sense, people assumed that the earth was flat and that the sun literally rose and set each day. When newly developing knowledge made those beliefs untenable, giving them up was difficult. Today the belief that only one of the world's various religions is true for all people on earth is equivalent to the belief in a flat earth. Both notions have become untenable, given contemporary knowledge about religion. Even though many people are still troubled by the existence of religious diversity today, that diversity is a fact of life. Religious diversity should be no more troubling to religious people than the fact that the earth is round and circles the sun. This provocative book, based on the author's longtime practice of Buddhism and comparative study of religion, provides tools with which one can truly appreciate religious diversity as a gift and resource rather than as a deficiency or a problem to be overcome. After we accept diversity as inevitable and become comfortable with it, diversity always enriches life--both nature and culture.
Author : Cheslyn Jones,Geoffrey Wainwright,Edward Yarnold
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1986-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780195041699
A companion volume to The Study of Liturgy, this collection examines the nature and form of individual devotion, discussing the various patterns of Christian discipleship that have evolved through the centuries. Written by contributors representing the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Free Church, and Orthodox traditions, it is the definitive study of spirituality.
