Spirituality Old & New: Recovering Authentic Spiritual Life

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InterVarsity Press, May 11, 2007 - Religion - 196 pages

Donald Bloesch surveys this history of Christian thinking on the nature of the spiritual life. In his own charitable, ecumenical yet evangelical way he provides incisive guidance toward a genuine Christian spirituality that is firmly rooted in biblical faith and fully aware of the positive contributions of various streams of Christian tradition, while critically engaging the current plethora of options being offered today.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgments
11
Chapter 1
17
Chapter 2
25
Chapter 3
34
The God Above
51
Call to the Desert
57
Epilogue
68
Christian Mysticism and Gnosticism
71
Chapter 6
96
Historical Roots
102
Secular Mysticism
111
Chapter 7
125
Prayer and Action
133
For Christ and His Kingdom
139
Thérèse of Lisieux An Evangelical Saint?
151
Notes
161

Biblical Personalism
77
The Scandal of Particularity
83
The Paradoxical Love of the Cross
89
Name Index
186
Scripture Index
192
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About the author (2007)

Donald G. Bloesch (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is professor of theology emeritus at Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He has written numerous books, including the completed seven-volume Christian Foundations series, Evangelical Theology in Transition, Essentials of Evangelical Theology, The Future of Evangelical Christianity, The Struggle of Prayer and Freedom for Obedience. He is also a past president of the Midwest Division of the American Theological Society.

Bibliographic information

TitleSpirituality Old & New: Recovering Authentic Spiritual Life
AuthorDonald G. Bloesch
Editionillustrated
PublisherInterVarsity Press, 2007
ISBN0830828389, 9780830828388
Length196 pages
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