Bøker av Philip Sheldrake

A Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective. It is a comprehensive and thought-provoking theological and spiritual reflection on city-making that invites readers to rethink the idea of the city.

Engagingly written by one of the world s leading scholars in this field, this comprehensively revised edition tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the New Testament right up to the present day.

"Describes five distinctive types of Christian spiritual wisdom, illustrated by classical examples: The Way of Discipline, The Contemplative-Mystical Way, The Way of Practical Action, The Way of Beauty, and The Prophetic Way"--

Bridging the gap between romanticised and simplistic apporaches to Celtic spirituality and the discoveries of modern hostorians this book will appeal to general readers and students alike.

More than any other prophet, Jeremiah struggled to understand God's will for him and for the people of God. This volume on the first twenty chapters of Jeremiah recounts the story of this poet-prophet and opens up for the reader one of the most personal books of the Old Testament.Carrying forward brilliantly the pattern established by Barclay's...

'Drawing on a wide range of writers, from Duns Scotus to Simon Schama, as well on on poetry and memories of his childhood in Dorset, Sheldrake offers a rich and original meditation on the importance of place and places in our lives' (Fergus Kerr OP).