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The Word Invites: A Spiritual Theology

[Paperback]

by Aidan Nichols

    • Author

      Aidan Nichols

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Gracewing Publishing

    • Published

      April 2019

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      The Word Invites: A Spiritual Theology

      Today's Price £12.31

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      Product Description

      This accessible little book is a study of spiritual theology, and so a reflection on the spiritual life as found in Christianity. Christian spirituality embodies in personal living the biblical revelation received in the Church of the Fathers and transmitted to its successors in every age. Like everything else in Christian doctrine and practice, Christian spirituality depends on Scripture and Tradition—the two intrinsically inter-related ways in which that revelation is communicated. Using a fusion of sources—Catholic and Orthodox, Latin and Byzantine—Aidan Nichols breaks open Spiritual Theology through eight essential themes: the Word of God as Source; the Liturgy as the Context; Meditation and contemplation; Principles of Asceticism; Asceticism: monastic, lay, and ‘pastoral’; Purification; Illumination; Union. Christian spirituality is biblical in its source, it is liturgical in its context, it is ascetical in its development, and it is mystical in its outcome. ‘Mystical’ is a strong word, but the Dominican school does not accept the opinion that this final issue of spirituality is extra-ordinary—in the words of Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, theologically speaking it is ‘eminent, but normal’. These four adjectives—biblical, liturgical, ascetical and mystical—explain the structure of this present book and its content too.

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      • Author

        Aidan Nichols

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Gracewing Publishing

      • Published

        April 2019

      • Weight

        200g

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 9 mm

      • ISBN

        9780852449073

      • ISBN-10

        0852449070

      • Eden Code

        5046617

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      • Author/Creator: Aidan Nichols

      • ISBN: 9780852449073

      • Publisher: Gracewing Publishing

      • Release Date: April 2019

      • Weight: 200g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 9 mm

      • Eden Code: 5046617

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