Introductie.
'A companion volume to the highly acclaimed "The Study of Liturgy", which has firmly established itself as the leading textbook in Christian worship in the English-speaking world, "The Study of Spirituality" focuses on the individual devotion of Christians.
Spirituality is here defined as a combination of praying and living as practised both by ordinary believers and by those whose special gifst have led to their recognition as saints.
The scope of the current work is enormous - over sixty writers, representing the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Free Church and Orthodox traditions, study the nature and form of individual reverence.
THe myriad pastterns of Christian discipleship that have evolved through the centuries in varying cultures are descriptively and analytically discussed.
Careful attention is given to the biblical witness; the Greek, Syrian, Russian, Lsatin and Proestant traditions receive detailed treatment; notice is also taken of the contemporary charismatic and ecumenical movements and of the interaction between Christianity and other religions.

This exhaustive survey of the history of spirituality is preceded by a thelogical introduction and concludes with a consideration of some contemporary pastoral issues. Special sections are devoted to spirituality in non-Christian religions and present day spirituality. umerous illustrations of the people, themes, and places of the wide-reaching spheres of spirituality bring the ephemeral dimension of Christian faith into vivid reality.

"The Study of Spirituality" is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of religion and theology, for spiritual counselors, and for all who seek a deeper understanding of te extraordinarily rich history of Christian
spirituality'.