Origins to the twelfth century McGinn, Bernard 1937- Leclercq, Jean 1911- Meyendorff, John 1926- text bibliography nyu New York Crossroad ©1985 1985 monographic eng

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xxv, 502 pages ; illustrations , 25 cm. A multivolume series with more than 500 contributing scholars worldwide, presenting the spiritual wisdom of the human race in its historical unfolding, from prehistoric time, through the great religions to the meeting of traditions at the present. Scripture and Spirituality -- Periods and Movements -- The Early Christian Community -- Gnostic Spirituality -- The Spiritual Message of the Great Fathers -- Monasticism and Asceticism -- Eastern Christianity -- Western Christianity -- The Uplifting Spirituality of Pseudo-Dionysius -- Christianity and CUltural Diversity -- The Gregorian Reform -- The Religious WOrld of the Twelfth Century -- Themes and Values -- The Role of Christ -- The Trinity -- The Human Person as Image of God -- Grace: The Augustinian Foundation -- Liturgy and Spirituality -- Icon and Art -- Ways of Prayer and Contemplation -- The Notion of Virginity in the Early Church -- Spiritual Guidance -- The Practice of Christian Life: The Birth of the Laity edited by Bernard McGinn and John Meyendorff in collaboration with Jean Leclercq. Includes bibliographies and indexes. Spiritual life Christianity History of doctrines BV 4490 .C48 1997 248/.09 0824506812 85007692 //r922 DLC 850320 20240509111052.0 110342 spa