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Reading the Christian spiritual classics : a guide for evangelicals / edited by Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian literature--History and criticism.
- Christian literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This new collections of essays edited by Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin offers an evangelical hermeneutic for reading the Christian spiritual classics. Addressing the why, what and how of reading these texts, these essays challenge us to find our own questions deepened by the church's long history of spiritual reflection.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Endorsements""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART ONE Approaching Spiritual Classics ""; ""Chapter 1 Why Should We Read Spiritual Classics? ""; ""Chapter 2 Temptations in Reading Spiritual Classics ""; ""Chapter 3 The Value of Spiritual Classics in Soul Care ""; ""PART TWO The Spiritual Classics Tradition ""; ""Chapter 4 The Schools of Christian Spirituality ""; ""Chapter 5 Spiritual Theology ""; ""Chapter 6 Engaging Classic Literature ""; ""PART THREE Reading Evangelically ""
- ""Chapter 7 Reading Catholic Spirituality """"Chapter 8 Reading Orthodox Spirituality ""; ""Chapter 9 Reading Spiritual Classics as Evangelical Protestants ""; ""PART FOUR How to Read the Spiritual Classics ""; ""Chapter 10 The Church Fathers and Mothers ""; ""Chapter 11 The Desert Father ""; ""Chapter 12 The Medievel Traditions ""; ""Chapter 13 The Reformation Traditions ""; ""Chapter 14 The Puritan and Pietistic Traditions ""; ""Suggested Reading""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Subject and Author Index""; ""Metamorpha page""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8308-9549-3
- OCLC:
- 868161061
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