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- Article: The Praxis of Spirituality: Experiencing God and Responding to that Relationship, by Janet K. Ruffing
- Article: Abbot Suger: A Trinitarian Space, by Dale M. Schlitt
- Article: The Ascetic Life of the Ultrarunner, by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
- Essay: Apocalypses and Mystical Texts: Investigating Prolegomena and the State of Affairs, by Pieter G. R. de Villiers
- Article: Mimesis: The Substructure of Hermeneutical Methodology in Christian Spirituality, by David B. Perrin
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Article: The Praxis of Spirituality: Experiencing God and Responding to that Relationship, by Janet K. Ruffing
Janet Ruffing begins her article by describing some of the questions facing Christian spirituality studies today. For Ruffing, practice begins with an inner experience of God followed by reflection and interpretation to discern its meaning. She then shows how mystical … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, meditation, mysticism, neuroscience, practice, prayer
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Article: Abbot Suger: A Trinitarian Space, by Dale M. Schlitt
Dale Schlitt’s article describes a particular medieval church’s history, showing how its architecture was designed to express a trinitarian spirituality. Here is the article’s abstract: This article is a study of and reflection on the spiritual, indeed Trinitarian, significance of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbot Suger, Church architecture, Gothic architecture, Trinity
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Article: The Ascetic Life of the Ultrarunner, by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
Miriam Díaz-Gilbert’s article describes how her experience training for a highly rigorous sport can be compared to Christian ascetic practices. Here are the article’s introductory paragraphs: The early Christian ascetic body. The modern-day ultrarunner body. What kinship do they share? This … Continue reading
Article: Reading Ruusbroec in Argentina: Darkness, Loss and the Common Life, by Douglas E. Christie
After Douglas Christie visited La Perla, a site in Argentina infamous for its role as a place of torture and death during that country’s “Dirty War”, he turned to the writings of Jan van Ruusbroec and Michel de Certeau to help … Continue reading
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Tagged absence, experience, humility, Jan van Ruusbroec, loss, Michel de Certeau, mysticism
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Article: Spirituality and Belief: Implications for Study and Practice of Christian Spirituality, by Diana L. Villegas
In this open access article, Diana Villegas, author of The Christian Path in a Pluralistic World and the Study of Spirituality, argues for the importance of theological reflection in a time when multiple spiritual paths are available within and outside traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, culture, John Hick, Karl Rahner, Pope Francis, practice, Robert C. Neville, sociological study of religion
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Article: Basil and Augustine: Preaching on Care for the Poor, by Kimberly F. Baker
In an article which provides two historical examples of how the Christian practice of charity is rooted in the rich theological tradition of the early church, Kimberly Baker emphasizes the importance of understanding the relationship between giver and receiver. Here … Continue reading
