Spirituality and History Questions of Interpretation and Method |
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| Author:
| Sheldrake, Philip |
| ISBN: | 978-0-281-04925-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | SPCK Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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This book offers something exciting and new in the study of Christian spirituality. In a fresh and sometimes controversial examination of classic texts such as 'The Cloud of Unknowing' and 'The Spiritual Exercises', the author shows how the history of spirituality has been shaped and controlled by the perceptions and experiences of social and religious élites.
This book offers something exciting and new in the study of Christian spirituality. In a fresh and sometimes controversial examination of classic texts such as 'The Cloud of Unknowing' and 'The Spiritual Exercises', the author shows how the history of spirituality has been shaped and controlled by the perceptions and experiences of social and religious élites.