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God seekers : twenty centuries of Christian spiritualities / Richard H. Schmidt. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., (c)2008.Description: xxii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802828408
  • 080282840X
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  • BV4501.3.S353.G637 2008
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Contents:
Irenaeus (c. 130-c. 200) : early Christian spirituality -- Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-c. 254) : Alexandrian spirituality -- Antony (c. 251-355) : the desert fathers -- Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-c. 395) : the Cappadocians -- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) : the birth of western spirituality -- Patrick (c. 390-c. 460) : Celtic spirituality -- Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-547) : western monasticism -- Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) : experiencing the spirit -- Anselm (1033/4-1109) : medieval spirituality I -- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) : medieval spirituality II -- Francis of Assisi (1181/2-1226) : the Mendicants -- Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) : Hesychasm -- Julian of Norwich (1342-c. 1420) : the English mystics -- Martin Luther (1483-1546) : Reformation I -- Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) : the Jesuits -- John Calvin (1509-1564) : Reformation II -- Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) : the Spanish mystics -- George Herbert (1593-1633) : Anglican spirituality -- John Bunyan (1628-1688) : the non-conformists -- Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751) : the sacrament of the present moment -- John and Charles Wesley (1703-1791 / 1707-1788) : Methodism -- Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) : the spirituality of paradox -- R.A. Torrey (1856-1928) : Fundamentalism -- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) : the spirituality of missions -- Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) : spiritual childhood -- Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945) : martyrdom -- Donald Gee (1891-1966) : Pentecostal spirituality -- Dorothy Day (1897-1980) : the Catholic Worker Movement -- Thomas Merton (1915-1968) : solitude -- Madeleine l'Engle (1918-2007) : narrative spirituality -- John S. Mbiti (born 1931) : African Christian spirituality -- Rosemary Radford Ruether (born 1936) : feminist spirituality.
Summary: A fresh, readable introduction to Christian spirituality, God Seekers brings to life thirty-three spiritual masters from throughout Christian history. Through capsule biographies, selected quotations, and questions for reflection, Richard Schmidt presents and explores diverse ways of relating to God. Each chapter personalizes a major stream or movement of Christian spirituality by focusing on a particular key figure. AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/God-Seekers-Centuries-Christian-Spiritualities/dp/080282840X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J37Z2YEXH1VI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pS7pU8Ssubgjh43Var-LcQ.S-2rqO-W3o38bk12cpNRA7x-lwuG7Dkn4FQXUO0HeVw&dib_tag=se&keywords=9780802828408&qid=1709059606&s=books&sprefix=9780802828408%2Cstripbooks%2C213&sr=1-1
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Irenaeus (c. 130-c. 200) : early Christian spirituality -- Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-c. 254) : Alexandrian spirituality -- Antony (c. 251-355) : the desert fathers -- Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-c. 395) : the Cappadocians -- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) : the birth of western spirituality -- Patrick (c. 390-c. 460) : Celtic spirituality -- Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-547) : western monasticism -- Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) : experiencing the spirit -- Anselm (1033/4-1109) : medieval spirituality I -- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) : medieval spirituality II -- Francis of Assisi (1181/2-1226) : the Mendicants -- Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) : Hesychasm -- Julian of Norwich (1342-c. 1420) : the English mystics -- Martin Luther (1483-1546) : Reformation I -- Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) : the Jesuits -- John Calvin (1509-1564) : Reformation II -- Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) : the Spanish mystics -- George Herbert (1593-1633) : Anglican spirituality -- John Bunyan (1628-1688) : the non-conformists -- Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751) : the sacrament of the present moment -- John and Charles Wesley (1703-1791 / 1707-1788) : Methodism -- Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) : the spirituality of paradox -- R.A. Torrey (1856-1928) : Fundamentalism -- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) : the spirituality of missions -- Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) : spiritual childhood -- Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945) : martyrdom -- Donald Gee (1891-1966) : Pentecostal spirituality -- Dorothy Day (1897-1980) : the Catholic Worker Movement -- Thomas Merton (1915-1968) : solitude -- Madeleine l'Engle (1918-2007) : narrative spirituality -- John S. Mbiti (born 1931) : African Christian spirituality -- Rosemary Radford Ruether (born 1936) : feminist spirituality.

A fresh, readable introduction to Christian spirituality, God Seekers brings to life thirty-three spiritual masters from throughout Christian history. Through capsule biographies, selected quotations, and questions for reflection, Richard Schmidt presents and explores diverse ways of relating to God. Each chapter personalizes a major stream or movement of Christian spirituality by focusing on a particular key figure. AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/God-Seekers-Centuries-Christian-Spiritualities/dp/080282840X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J37Z2YEXH1VI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pS7pU8Ssubgjh43Var-LcQ.S-2rqO-W3o38bk12cpNRA7x-lwuG7Dkn4FQXUO0HeVw&dib_tag=se&keywords=9780802828408&qid=1709059606&s=books&sprefix=9780802828408%2Cstripbooks%2C213&sr=1-1

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