Christian Spirituality: The Essential Guide to the Most Influential Spiritual Writings of the Christian Tradition [Hardcover]

Frank Northen Magill (Author), Ian P. McGreal (Editor)

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• Hardcover: 694 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (December 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060653736
• ISBN-13: 978-0060653736
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,317,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Exceptional Introduction to 120 Christian Classics, July 6, 2000

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This review is from: Christian Spirituality: The Essential Guide to the Most Influential Spiritual Writings of the Christian Tradition (Hardcover)

This is an outstanding reference book which combines the work of more than 20 religious scholars who have contributed concise review-type summaries of 120 classics of Christian spirituality. 2000 years are covered, from Clement of Alexandria's The Instructor and Miscellanies (c. 190 - 200) to Gustavo Gutierrez's We Drink from Our Own Wells (1983). In between are classics from Origen, Augustine, Cassian, (Pseudo-)Dionysius, John Climacus, Hugh & Richard of St. Victor, Eckhart, Suso, Rolle, Ruysbroeck, Tauler, Catherine of Siena, Hilton, Thomas a Kempis, Luther, Ignatius Loyola, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Francis of Sales, Boehme, Baxter, Taylor, Pascal, Bunyan, Guyon, Brother Lawrence, Fox, Fenelon, Law, Edwards, Wesley, Kierkegaard, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Terese of Lisieux, von Hugel, Underhill, G.K. Chesterton, Bonhoeffer, Thomas Kelly, A.W. Tozer, Merton, Hammarskjold, C.S. Lewis, Morton Kelsey, Richard Foster, and many, many more! This book is an invaluable introduction to the spiritual masters of Christianity and covers the classics of the three major divisions: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant. For those who cherish their reading time, a book like this helps one to discover and select books of lasting spiritual value.

Frank Magill and Ian McGreal are known for their editing of distinguished literary and religious reference works which include Masterpieces of World Literature, Masterpieces of World Philosophy, and Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (and Western World), among others.