Christian spirituality
Subtitle: the classics
By: edited by Arthur Holder.
Contributors: Holder, Arthur G.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780415776011; 9780415776028; 9780203874721
Subjects: Spirituality; Christian literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origen (ca. 185 - ca. 253), commentary on the Song of Songs / John J. O'Keefe; title: Athanasius (ca. 295-373), life of Antony / Douglas Burton-Christie; title: Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 335 - ca. 395), life of Moses / Nonna Verna Harrison; title: Augustine (354-430), Confessions / Jennifer Hockenbery; title: (pseudo) Dionysius the Areopagite (late fifth century), on the divine names and mystical theology / John D. Jones; title: Benedict of Nursia (ca. 480 - ca. 547), rule / Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley; title: Gregory the Great (ca. 540-604), book of pastoral rule / Arthur Holder; title: Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), on loving God / Mark S. Burrows; title: Mechthild of Magdeburg (ca. 1210 - ca. 1282), the flowing light of the godhead / Ulrike Wiethaus; title: Bonaventure (ca. 1217/21 - 1274), the soul's journey into God / Elizabeth A. Dreyer; title: Marguerite Porete (d. 1310), the mirror of simple souls / Maria Lichtmann; title: Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), triads in defense of the Holy Hesychasts / John A. McGuckin; title: Julian of Norwich (ca. 1342 - ca. 1416), showings / Elisabeth Koenig; title: Anonymous (fourteenth century), cloud of unknowing / Steven Chase; title: Catherine of siena (1347-80), dialogue / Darleen Pryds; title: Martin Luther (1483-1546), the freedom of a Christian / Timothy J. Wingert; title: Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the spiritual exercises / Elizabeth Liebert; title: Teresa of Avila (1515-82), the interior castle / Mary Frohlich; title: John of the Cross (1542-91), the dark night / David B. Perrin; title: Francis de Sales (1567-1622), introduction to the devout life / Wendy M. Wright; title: George Herbert (1593-1633), the country parson / Philip Sheldrake; title: Madame Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717), a short and very easy method of prayer / Bo Karen Lee; title: Jonathan Edwards (1703-58), a treatise on religious affections / Timothy Hessel-Robinson; title: Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), an occasional discourse (purity of heart) / David J. Kangas; title: Anonymous (mid-nineteenth century), the way of a pilgrim / Suzette Phillips; title: Therese of Lisieux (1873-97), story of a soul / Joann Wolski Conn; title: Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), mysticism / Dana Greene; title: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45), life together / Lisa E. Dahill; title: Howard Thurman (1899-1981), Jesus and the disinherited / Luther E. Smith, Jr.; title: Thomas Merton (1915-68), new seeds of contemplation / Bruce H. Lescher.