Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. The building blocks -- The origins of Christian spirituality in the temple tradition / Margaret Barker -- The origins and scope of biblical spirituality / Gerald O'Collins -- The mystical tradition / Bernard McGinn -- The spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers / Benedicta Ward -- pt. 2. Schools of spirituality -- Augustinian spirituality / Martin Laird -- Monastic spirituality / Laurentia Johns -- Orthodox spirituality / John Chryssavgis -- Dominican spirituality / Richard Woods -- Franciscan spirituality / Michael D. Guinan -- Carmelite spirituality / Peter Tyler -- Reform spirituality : the Lutheran tradition / Jonathan Linman -- Reform spirituality : Calvin / Judith Rossall -- Ignatian spirituality / Gerard W. Hughes -- Anglican spirituality / Gordon Mursell -- The French School / David D. Thayer -- pt. 3. Spirituality in action -- Spirituality and politics / Michael Kirwan -- Christian spiritual direction / Peter Tyler -- Charismatic spirituality / Mark J. Cartledge -- pt. 4. Christian spirituality in dialogue with other faiths -- Christian spirituality and Hinduism / Martin Ganeri -- Christian spirituality and Buddhism / Brian J. Pierce -- Christian spirituality and Judaism / John T. Pawlikowski -- Christian spirituality and Islam / Christian Troll -- pt. 5. Christian and indigenous spiritualities -- Christian spirituality in Africa : African traditional religion and the spirituality of the African initiated churches / Celia Kourie -- Christian spirituality in America : Native American spirituality / Kathy Heskin -- Christian spirituality in Asia : the Nasranis / Kurian Perumpallikunnel -- Christian spirituality in Europe : the Celtic tradition / Thomas O'Loughlin -- Christian spirituality in Oceania : an Australian perspective / Anthony Kelly -- pt. 6. Contemporary issues in spirituality -- Women and spirituality / Bernadette Flanagan -- Men and spirituality / Richard Rohr -- Art and Christian spirituality / Mark Patrick Hederman -- Christian spirituality and creation : ecospirituality / Mary Grey -- Christian spirituality and atheism / Stephen Bullivant -- Epilogue: Whither Christian spirituality? / Peter Tyler.

"What is Christian Spirituality? How does it relate to non-Christian traditions? Where does it arise from and where is it going? These are some of the key questions addressed in this guide from Bloomsbury, written by foremost academics in their fields who distill their knowledge for a wide intelligent audience."-- Publisher description.