Legacy of the Founders

From Monks to Missionaries
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9266-1
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 209 g

Reihe: The Lutterworth Press

An exploration of the origins and development of four great Christian spiritual traditions – monasticism, mendicancy, apostolic ministry and missionary life.

In this helpful and insightful book, Nicki Verploegen delves into the two thousand years of history of the Catholic Church in order to unfold the development of spiritualities in Christianity. Verploegen explores how four distinct types of Christian spirituality evolved and rose to prominence in its religious, social, and political environments: monasticism, mendicancy, apostolic ministry, and missionary life. All of them became 'schools' of spiritual formation which gave rise to the development of numerous religious communities. This book is also an exploration of thirteen of these distinct communities, and introduces the reader to the spiritual men and women who initiated the religious movements and founded them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Verploegen, Nicki

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Schools of Spirituality in the Christian Tradition

PART I Monastic Spirituality
Introduction
1 Augustinian Spirituality: Hearts Aflame for the Trinity

2 Benedictine Spirituality: Christian Monastic Origins

3 Cistercians, Trappists, and Trappistines: Contemplatives in Community

PART II Mendicant Spirituality
Introduction

4 Franciscan Spirituality: Mendicants as Friars Minores

5 Dominican Spirituality: Friars Preachers of the Truth

6 Carmelite Spirituality: A Mendicant and Mystical Style

PART III Ministerial and Active Apostolic Spirituality
Introduction

7 Ignatian Spirituality: Spirituality in a World of Action
8 Redemptorist Spirituality: Preachers to the Populace
9 Salesian Spirituality: Living the Compassion of Jesus in Society

10 Marist Spirituality: A Marian Missionary Style

PART IV Missionary Spirituality
Introduction

11 Spirituality of the Spiritans: Missionaries
and Educators to the Poor and Abandoned

12 Maryknoll Spirituality:

Missionaries of Presence and Purpose

13 Spirituality of the Society of African Missions:

Dedication to Africa

Epilogue