Origins to the Twelfth Century Christian Spirituality, Volume 1

ORIGINS TO THE TWELFTH CENTURY, is the first volume of a series entitled WORLD SPIRITUALITY: AN ENCYCLOPEDIC HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS QUEST. This series seeks to present the spiritual wisdom of the human race in its historical unfold- ing. In this first volume an international array of scholars sketch significant aspects of Christian spirituality from the birth of Jesus to the 12th century in both the Eastern and Western churches.