Christian Spirituality ( New Expanded Edition) - Richard J. Woods

This book explores how the sense of God's abiding presence arose from its Jewish sources, ddeveloped and slowly spread from the time of Jesus through the major periods of Christian history down to our own troubled and promising era.
"Complete enough to use as a textbook and graceful enough to attract the general reader"... Publishers Weekly
"The finest single-volume survey of christian spirituality available in English.".... Michael Downey
"The author's exquisite command of the sources, breadth of perspective, and depth of sensitivity to historical nuance, together with his clear, often witty, expression make Christian Spirituality in a word, magisterial. This volume is highly recommended not just for experts but for all interested in the history of Christian spirituality - teachers and sturdnets at all levels, writer, preachers, as well as the 'average' reader. It will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable source of spiritual enlighment for years to come" ....Spirituality Today