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Record Nr.

UNINA9910208848703321

Titolo

The Blackwell companion to Christian spirituality / / edited by Arthur Holder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2005

ISBN

1-78268-580-4

1-280-85086-8

0-470-99671-4

9786610850860

1-4051-6647-9

1-4051-7834-5

1-4443-9381-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 568 p. : ill

Collana

Blackwell companions to religion

Disciplina

248

Soggetti

Spirituality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality is a comprehensive single-volume introduction to Christian spirituality, and represents the most significant recent developments in the field.Offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical, and representative overview of the most significant recent developments in the fieldComprises essays combining rigorous academic scholarship with accessible and elegant writingReflects an understanding of the field as the study of the lived experience of Christian faith and discipleshipProvides material on biblical, historical, and theological foundations, along with treatment of contemporary issues.