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Spiritual Theology : a Systematic Study of the Christian Life

Simon Chan
A 1999 Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Book!Theology is ""the doctrine of living unto God, "" wrote the Puritan theologian William Ames. Unfortunately, post-Enlightenment theology has tended to divorce ""doctrine"" from ""living unto God."" And to the degree that this split has been deepened and perpetuated, both theology and spirituality have been impoverished. Spiritual Theology is a rare book. In it, Simon Chan surveys the little-explored landscape where systematic theology and godly praxis meet, highlighting the connections between Christian doctrine and Christian living and drawi
eBook, English, 2014
InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 2014
1 online resource (302 pages)
9780830876990, 0830876995
1043362825
Cover; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART ONE; 1: Christian Spiritual Theology; 2: The Christian Doctrine of God as the Foundaton of Christian Spirituality; 3: Sin & Human Nature; 4: Salvation & the Life of Spiritual Progress; 5: The Church as the Community of Saints; PART TWO; 6: The Theology & Life of Prayer; 7: Spiritual Exercises Focusing on God & Self; 8: Spiritual Exercises Focusing on the Word; 9: Spiritual Exercises Focusing on the World; 10: The Rule of Life; 11: The Discernment of Spirits; 12: The Art of Spiritual Direction; Notes. A Select BibliographyIndex of Persons; Index of Subjects; Finding the Textbook You Need