FOUR VIEWS ON CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY

Amid a culture that is both fascinated
by spirituality and inundated by a
dizzying variety of options for pursuing
it, many Christians long for a deeper,
more historically rooted spiritual life.
In Four Views on Christian Spirituality,
general editor Bruce Demarest presents
an invaluable resource for study and
comparison of the major Christian
perspectives on spiritual formation.
Contributors’ chapters on Eastern
Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism,
Evangelicalism, and Liberal
Protestantism, collected side-by-side,
easily allow for the beliefs and
emphases of the viewpoints to be
thoughtfully considered—all in pursuit
of greater understanding and spiritual
growth. The four viewpoints are given
equal opportunity in the hands of the
following capable scholars, and each
proponent’s chapter is followed by
responses from the other three. • Brad
Nassif (Eastern Orthodoxy) • Scott Hahn
(Roman Catholicism) • Evan Howard
(Evangelicalism) • Joe Driskill (Liberal
Protestantism) In the end, an increased
familiarity with each of the different
schools of Christian thought will aid
readers seeking spiritual transformation
for themselves, their family members,
and their churches.