Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval

This article explores the relationships between spirituality, spiritual theology, and practical theology. It proposes a synthesis of these disciplines – practical spiritual theology – as a method and methodology for retrieving the wisdom of historical Christian mystics for the purposes of sustaining...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:670195bc945a4d45a5c16b0db5d7f4232021-12-05T14:11:01ZFoundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval2300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0150https://doaj.org/article/670195bc945a4d45a5c16b0db5d7f4232021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0150https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579This article explores the relationships between spirituality, spiritual theology, and practical theology. It proposes a synthesis of these disciplines – practical spiritual theology – as a method and methodology for retrieving the wisdom of historical Christian mystics for the purposes of sustaining and inspiring the spiritual life of contemporary Christians. The 14th century English mystic, Walter Hilton, is used to illustrate this synthesis in practice.Goodrich KevinDe Gruyterarticlespiritualitymysticswalter hiltonascetical theologymystical theologypastoral theologyspiritual lifespiritual formationempirical theologyministryReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 91-101 (2021)
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topic spirituality
mystics
walter hilton
ascetical theology
mystical theology
pastoral theology
spiritual life
spiritual formation
empirical theology
ministry
Religion (General)
BL1-50
spellingShingle spirituality
mystics
walter hilton
ascetical theology
mystical theology
pastoral theology
spiritual life
spiritual formation
empirical theology
ministry
Religion (General)
BL1-50
Goodrich Kevin
Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
description This article explores the relationships between spirituality, spiritual theology, and practical theology. It proposes a synthesis of these disciplines – practical spiritual theology – as a method and methodology for retrieving the wisdom of historical Christian mystics for the purposes of sustaining and inspiring the spiritual life of contemporary Christians. The 14th century English mystic, Walter Hilton, is used to illustrate this synthesis in practice.
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title Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
title_short Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
title_full Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
title_fullStr Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
title_full_unstemmed Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval
title_sort foundations of practical spiritual theology: walter hilton as a case study in retrieval
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