Books in the Traditions of Christian Spirituality series

In this volume of the TRADITIONS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY series, the author examines the roots of the Franciscan order and then explores persistent themes such as incarnation, suffering, poverty, peace and creation. Through his insights we see the relevance of their spirituality for our lives today.

This book examines the extraordinary flowering of the English spirituality in the fourteenth and early fifiteen centuries, and shows its continuing power to nourish contempory life and prayer.Though each the writers discussed in this book each has a unique voice they share a common experience of living in an age of fear, violence and disintegration, and their work has a strange resonance for us.

Where should one start in writing about the Spirituality of Anglicanism? Countryman makes an illuminating choice in beginning where Anglicanisn, spirituality and poetry meet.

In this volume of TRADITIONS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY series, the author explores the Carmelite tradition, emphasising the formative place of the Rule. He looks at key figures such as John of the Cross, and especially considers the contribution of women to the order's life.