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Article: Transforming Christian Spirituality: Hermeneutical Method and Methodology, by Annie Pan Yi Jung
Dr. Pan Yi Jung‘s article argues for the need of bridging the gap between theory and practice, and doing so within the Chinese context. Her discussion includes a proposal for an integrative approach. Here is the article’s opening paragraph: Teaching … Continue reading
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: 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: 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: Spirituality, Mothering, and Public Leadership: Women’s Life Writing and Generative Directions for Spirituality Studies, by Claire W. Wolfteich
Based on her presidential address given to the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in November 2016, Claire Wolfteich’s article in Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality describes the challenges posed by … Continue reading
Article: Spirituality in Contemporary Ireland: Manifesting Indigeneity, by Bernadette Flanagan and Michael O’Sullivan
The article‘s two authors, Bernadette Flanagan and Michael O’Sullivan, write that scholars of Christian spirituality need to look beyond classical Christian texts to understand developments in contemporary spirituality. In the case of contemporary spirituality in Ireland, we need to explore practices that … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic, de Certeau, Ireland, Irish spirituality, monastic spirituality, pilgrimage, practice
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Essay: Embodied Knowing and the Unspeakable Sacred: Practice in Christian Spirituality, by Claire E. Wolfteich
In an essay appearing in Sacrality and Materiality: Locating Intersections (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2016), Claire Wolfteich proposes to expand scholarship in spirituality beyond the more common approach of studying texts to exploring spiritual practices. She writes I will address the theme of materiality and sacrality … Continue reading
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Tagged embodied spirituality, empirical research, materiality, mothering, mystical poetics, mysticism, practice, sacrality, work
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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
Article: Enacting the Spiritual Self: Buddhist-Christian Identity As Participatory Action, by Duane R. Bidwell
Duane Bidwell’s essay was his contribution to a symposium on multiple religious belonging. It appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Spiritus (v. 15, n. 1, pp. 105-112). Here is an excerpt: . . . this essay is not a history of my … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhist, Buddhist-Christian, experience, practice, religious identity
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Paper: Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices
In January, Philip Sheldrake gave the keynote address “Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices” at a spirituality conference titled “Sacrality & Materiality: Locating Intersections” organized by the Faculty of Theology, University of Zurich. A copy is available … Continue reading
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Tagged everyday life, Ignatian spirituality, Michel de Certeau, practice
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