Category Archives: SSCS Conference

Paper: Towards Wholeness: Christian Wisdom and Prayer Today, by Christopher Morris

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Christopher Morris presented his paper in June at the third Biennual International Conference of The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality: Prayer without Ceasing: Perspectives in Spirituality Studies. Attended by 70 participants from fourteen countries and five continents, the conference … Continue reading →

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Paper: Pilgrimage Sanctification through Effective Communication, by Nico de Klerk

Posted on September 22, 2015 by

Nico de Klerk, in his paper presented at the SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015, describes the importance of spiritual practices for the Reformed Church, in particular the practice of pilgrimage. His essay makes the following two statements: Pilgrimage has a … Continue reading →

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Paper: Medical Science and Spirituality in Dialogue, by Marlene Martin

Posted on September 17, 2015 by

Marlene Martin’s paper, presented at the SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015, reports on research that found “that there are those who exercise a spirit or attitude of entitlement to healing and perfect health and this spirit of entitlement … Continue reading →

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Paper: The Difference Bhaskar’s Philosophy of Meta-Reality Makes for Post-Secular Holism and the Makings of Holiness, by Dudley Alexander Schreiber

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

The SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015 was a wonderful opportunity for scholars of Christian spirituality to share their research. This paper is the first of several that will be posted on this blog as a … Continue reading →

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Paper: The Awe-Filledness of Awfulness: Experiencing God in Suffering

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

This post is another in a series of posts describing papers delivered at the “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” conference held at the University of Notre Dame earlier this summer.  The paper described below was by Hans Gustafson, Associate Director, Jay … Continue reading →

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Paper: ‘Holy, Solemn, Humble Awe’ in the Spiritual Writings of Susanna Anthony

Posted on August 31, 2013 by

Another paper from the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame, this time by Tom Schwanda, associate professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College.   Here is the abstract: Healthy and balanced Evangelical spirituality … Continue reading →

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Paper: To Praise and Live as ‘Love’s Apprentice’: The Poetry of Anne Porter

Posted on August 13, 2013 by

This paper by Dana Greene was presented at the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame.   Here is the abstract: Anne Channing Porter’s poetry gives witness to an inner life nurtured by a … Continue reading →

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Paper: The Reformation Recovery of the Wrath of God

Posted on August 2, 2013 by

This paper by Ralph Keen was presented on June 30 at the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame.  SSCS members may contact the blog’s moderator for a copy of the paper.  Here … Continue reading →

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