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A brief history of spirituality

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Sheldrake, Philip
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"A Brief History of Spirituality tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the New Testament to the present day. Moving through the main figures and historical periods, the author shows how and why spirituality has changed and developed over the centuries." "Philip Sheldrake, a leading commentator on spirituality, draws out the distinctive themes of Christian spirituality, exploring the historical and cultural events that changed people's attitudes and practices. The major spiritual teachers are described, along with the ideas, images, and experiences that so strongly affected those around them. Coming right up to the modern day, the book explores the huge changes in spirituality in recent years and examines the way it is often contrasted with "religion.""--BOOK JACKET.

Title A brief history of spirituality / Philip Sheldrake.
Publisher Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub
Creation Date 2007
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-240) and index.
Content Foundations: scriptures and early church -- The monastic paradigm: 300-1150 -- Spirituality in the city: 1150-1450 -- Spiritualities in the age of reformations: 1450-1700 -- Spirituality in an age of reason: 1700-1900 -- Modernity to postmodernity: 1900-2000.
Series Blackwell brief histories of religion series
Extent xiii, 251 pages
19 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990031485950205171

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