With Wisdom Seeking God

Summary

The distinctiveness of this volume is its European texture derived from papers delivered at the first European Spirituality Conference held at Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland in June 2004. Its aim is to extend the horizons of understanding of the discipline of Spirituality as it is being mapped by some of the most experienced voices in the field. The idea for the conference drew inspiration from the work of the US founded Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, whose recent President, Dr Stephanie Paulsell, delivered the keynote address. Among the features of this three-part publication is an exploration of methodologies for the study of Christian spirituality, interdisciplinary conversations with scholars from varied fields of scholarship and topics which demonstrate how Spirituality is applied in a variety of situations and locations. Along with the well-known voices of Philip Sheldrake, Kees Waaijman, Dominique Salin SJ and Leif Gunner Engedal, a number of prominent Irish voices in the field of spirituality are given an international forum for the first time.

Author Biography

Drs Bernadette Flanagan and Una Agnew are Associate Professors of Spirituality at the Milltown Institute. Together with a post graduate colleague and recently published author, Greg Heylin, they furnish Preface and Introductions for this three-part publication.

Preface	p. V
Trends in Academic Spirituality
Introduction	p. 3
The Space between Earth and Heaven: Trends in the Academic Study of Spirituality in die North American Context	p. 11
Spirituality in the Academy: New Trajectories - New Challenges	p. 25
Theoretical Knowledge, Cultural Context and Personal Experience Challenges in the Curriculum Development of Spirituality - A Norwegian perspective	p. 41
The Academic Study of Spirituality in France	p. 49
The Study of Spirituality: Forms, Foundations, Methods	p. 57
Spirituality and Interdisciplinarity
Introduction	p. 69
Spirituality and Education for Ministry	p. 73
Educating and Learning Towards Spiritual Awakening: A Response to Dr Stephanie Paulsell	p. 87
Philosophical Perspectives on Spirituality	p. 95
Psychology and Mysticism	p. 105
Steal Away to Jesus: Reflections on Pentecostal Spiritualities	p. 125
'Celtic Spirituality': A Case Study in Recycling the Christian Past for Present Needs	p. 143
Hearing the Voices of Those who have Gone Before Us: A Response to Prof. Thomas O'Loughlin	p. 163
What is Applied Spirituality?
Introduction	p. 169
Encounter with God: The Primary Task of Applied Spirituality	p. 173
Transformative Reading	p. 187
Trailing the Spirit	p. 199
Researching Spirituality: What Action Research Can Offer Us	p. 211
The Human Spirit and the Option for the Economically Poor	p. 223
What is Social Spirituality?	p. 235
Mutual Enrichment: Intercultural Spirituality in an Age of Cultural and Religious Pluralism	p. 249
Gender and Spiritual Guidance in Postmodern Contexts	p. 263
On the authors	p. 287
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