Exploring Christian Spirituality : An

A broad-based, ecumenical anthology on spirituality that explores the contours and riches of its contemporary expression within the Christian tradition.

Kenneth J. Collins (Ph.D., Drew University) is professor of historical theology and Wesley studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is a nationally known Wesley scholar who has written four books on the subject.

List of Contributors

7

(2)

Introduction

9

(10)

Part 1: Historical Considerations

19

(42)

What Is Spirituality?

21

(22)

Philip Sheldrake

Toward Defining Spirituality

43

(18)

Walter Principle

Part 2: Contemporary Modulations

61

(32)

Spirit and Spirituality

63

(11)

John Macquarrie

A Model for Describing Spirituality

74

(9)

Lawrence L. LaPierre

A Spirituality for the New Axial Period

83

(10)

Ewert Cousins

Part 3: Christian Traditions

93

(134)

Carmelite Spirituality

97

(11)

Keith J. Egan

The Essentials of Orthodox Spirituality

108

(14)

Lutheran Spirituality

122

(16)

Bengt Hoffman

Reformed Spirituality

138

(20)

Howard G. Hageman

Anglican Spirituality: An Ethos and Some Issues

158

(14)

Harvey H. Guthrie

Methodist Spirituality

172

(42)

David Lowes Watson

Evangelical Spirituality: A Church Historians's Perspective

214

(13)

Richard F. Lovelace

Part 4: Spirituality and Theology

227

(44)

The Nature of Spiritual Theology

229

(13)

Charles Andre Bernard

Spirituality as Spiritual Theology

242

(7)

Bradley C. Hanson

Spirituality in the Academy

249

(22)

Sandra M. Schneiders

Part 5: Spirituality and the Trinity

271

(38)

The Practical Trinity

273

(10)

Catherine Mowry LaCugna

Three Trinitarian Spiritualities

283

(13)

John L. Gresham, Jr.

Contemplating the Trinitarian Mystery of Christ

296

(13)

James B. Torrance

Part 6: Spirituality and Scripture

309

(44)

Old Testament Spirituality

311

(16)

J. Steven Harper

Saint Mark: The Basic Text for Christian Spirituality

327

(12)

Eugene H. Peterson

An Outline of Paul's View of the Spiritual Life: Foundation for an Evangelical Spirituality

339

(14)

David S. Dockery

Part 7: Spirituality and Feminism

353

(34)

Toward Spiritual Maturity

355

(24)

Joann Wolski Conn

On Feminist Spirituality

379

(8)

Anne Carr

Where Do We from Here?

387

(3)

Index

390

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