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Book: Thinking Prayer: Theology and Spirituality amid the Crises of Modernity, by Andrew Prevot
Published in 2015 by the University of Notre Dame Press, Andrew Prevot’s book argues for prayer having a crucial role to play in theology today. He grounds his argument in the work of a number of recent thinkers in philosophy and theology. Here’s … Continue reading
Book: Choosing Our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America’s Nones, by Elizabeth Drescher
For those of us still following a religious tradition, the growing number of people who are religiously unaffiliated raises many questions. Perhaps Elizabeth Drescher’s new book, Choosing Our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America’s Nones (Oxford University Press, 2016), can help start a … Continue reading
Book: Fruit of the Spirit: Pauline Mysticism for the Church Today, by Michael Crosby
Michael Crosby’s new book, published by Orbis Books in 2015, employs an interdisciplinary approach to interpreting Paul. His reading of the Pauline letters leads Crosby to describe Paul’s theology as mystical. From the publisher’s description: When Saint Paul writes about the … Continue reading
Book: Accidental Theologians: Four Women Who Shaped Christianity, by Elizabeth A. Dreyer
Elizabeth Dreyer’s new book offers an introduction to four of the most important women theologians and spiritual teachers in the Christian tradition. Its publisher, Franciscan Media, offers the following summary: One might well be tempted to think that the history of … Continue reading
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Book: From Despair to Faith: The Spirituality of Søren Kierkegaard, by Christopher B. Barnett
In From Despair to Faith (Fortress Press, 2014), Chris Barnett (Villanova University) goes beyond the usual approach to Kierkegaard as philosopher or theologian to explore his contributions to Christian spirituality. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Søren Kierkegaard has been called many things, from brooding genius and “melancholy Dane” to the … Continue reading
Book: Spiritual Connection in Daily Life, by Lynn Underwood
Lynn Underwood’s book has just been published, along with a web page with information about it. According to Lynn, “The book uses sixteen questions, the scientifically validated Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES), developed using extensive cross-cultural and in depth interviews. This included … Continue reading
Book: Spirituality: A Brief History, 2nd Edition, by Philip Sheldrake
This new edition has just been published. The following review is from the publisher’s web page for the book: “The best available introduction to a fascinating subject. This new edition expands the geographical coverage to Asia, Africa, and Latin America, … Continue reading
Book: Job, by Steven Chase
Published today by Westminster John Knox Press. From the publisher: The book of Job, an enigmatic but powerful book in the Old Testament canon, raises universal questions about suffering and God’s relationship to both the cause of the anguish and … Continue reading
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Book: Rilke poems translated by Mark Burrows
Mark Burrows recently published a new translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poems; the volume, entitled Prayers of a Young Poet, is now available (Paraclete Press, 2013). These poems represent the first version of what later became Part I of The … Continue reading
