The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality

This Blackwell Companion explores Christian spirituality through the format now well established for the series, essays grouped thematically exploring the topic in a number of different ways. Christian spirituality has established itself as an academic subject and the contributors reflect this. The majority are from North America but there is a strong British contingent. They show a variety of confessional allegiance, including members of Roman Catholic religious orders, Protestant clergy and a priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Yet what is Christian spirituality and how does it relate to other theological studies? The editor explores these and related questions in...