Table of Contents

1. The Ancient Church:
Ignatius of Antioch (d. 117)
Didache (c. 130)
Epistle to Diognetus (c. 130)
Vibia Perptua (c. 181-203)
Tertullian of Carthage (c. 160-220)
Irenaeus of Lyon (c. 130-202)
Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-216)
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-251)
Ephrem the Syria (c. 306-373)
Athanasius the Alexandria (c. 296-373)
Macrina the Younger (c. 327-379)
Basil the Great (c. 330-379)
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-395)
Jerome of Bethlehem (c. 348-420)
Augustine of Hippo (c. 354-420)
John Cassian (c. 365-435)
Egeria's Pilgramage (c. 404-417)
Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550)
Pseudo-Dionysius (c. 500)
Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662)
John of Damsascus (c. 674-749)
2. The Medieval Church:
Anselm of Canterbur (c. 1033-1109)
Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153)
Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179)
Bonaventure (c. 1271- 1274)
Francis (c. 1182-1226) and Clare (c. 1193-1254)
Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1212-1297)
Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274)
Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327)
Catherine of Siena (c. 1347-1380)
Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-1423)
Thomas a` Kempis (c. 1380-1471)
3. The Reformation Era:
Catherine of Genoa (c. 1447-1510)
Martin Luther (c. 1483-1546)
Desuderuys Erasmus (c. 1466-1536)
Michael Sattler (c. 1490-1527)
John Calvin (1509-1564)
Bartholome de Las Casas (1474-1556)
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
John of the Cross (1542-1591)
4. Modern Spirituality:
Johnanna Arndt (1555-1621)
George Herbert (1593-1633)
Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
Blaise Paschal (1633-1662)
Philip Jacob Spener (1635-1705)
Jeane (Madame) Guyon (1648-1717)
Brother Lawrence (1611-1691)
John (1703-91) and Charles (1707-88) Wesley
John Edwards (1703-1758)
Hannah More (1745-1875)
Charles Finney (1792-1875)
Phoebe Worral Palmer (1807-1884)
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
Horace Bushnell (1802-1876)
Threse of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918)
5. Contemporary Spirituality:
Rudolph Otto (1869-1937)
Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)
Karth Barth (1886-1968)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
Simone Weil (1909-1943)
A.W. Tozer (1879-1963)
Howard Thurman (1900-1981)
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Karl Rahner (1904-1984)
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
James H. Cone (1938--)
Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Richard Foster (1942--)
Gustavo Gutierrez (1928--)
Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936--)
Desmond Mphilo Tutu (1931--)

Reviews

"An excellent selection of sources--broad, comprehensive, and representative. An ideal text of readings for a course in the history of Christian spirituality."--Everett Ferguson, Abilene Christian University
"The anthology I've been waiting for--comprehensive, ecumenical, chronological--with excellent introduction and indices. The best now in print."--Jerry R. Flora, Ashland Theological Seminary
"An excellent collection of source material that can be used to enhance a course on Christian spirituality, its history, and its impact."--Marygrace Peters, Aquinas Institute of Theology
"In both range and variety, a formidable collection of representative texts from the Christian tradition. The selections are often long enough to give students a feel for the style and mentality of the author, which is usually not possible in anthologies as full as this."--Ralph Keen, University of Iowa
"A good, diverse collection. I especially appreciate the chronological organization of the material."--James A. Patterson, Union University