Story of Christian Spirituality

Story of Christian Spirituality by Gordon Mursell was published by Lion Hudson Plc in January 2001 and is our 5274th best seller. The ISBN for Story of Christian Spirituality is 9780745936413.

The Christian faith has had a phenomenal impact on the development of the western world. This beautifully illustrated introduction to Christian spirituality through the centuries covers all the major traditions – East and West, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant, with special articles on key spiritual concepts, practices and movements that continue to influence the way people all over the world live their lives in response to God. It also includes information on people and movements from outside the Church that have influenced Christian life and thought throughout two thousand years.
Also included are extracts from over 100 of the greatest Christian spiritual writings – from the Gospels, through the early Church Fathers, the saints and mystics, the reformers and modern spiritual writers such as Scott Peck and CS Lewis.
Timelines and geographical locators help the reader place each figure in relation to other people, places and events, and glorious colour illustrations help to tell the fascinating story of how human beings throughout the centuries have interpreted and lived out their Christian faith.

GORDON MURSELL, General Editor, is Provost of Birmingham Cathedral. Formerly Tutor in Pastoral Studies at Salisbury & Wells Theological College, his books include Out of the Deep (DLT), The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (Lion), and A History of English Spirituality (SPCK). Contributors include: Richard Burridge, John McGuckin, David Farmer, Douglas Dales, Sergei Hackel, Stephen Graham, Liz Carmichael, Bradley Holt and Herman Selderhuis.