TY - BOOK AU - Goggin,Jamin AU - Strobel,Kyle TI - Reading the Christian spiritual classics: a guide for evangelicals SN - 9780830839971 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BR 117 .R35 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Downers Grove, IL PB - IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press KW - Christian literature KW - History and criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Why should we read spiritual classics? / Steve L. Porter -- Temptations in reading spiritual classics / John H. Coe -- The value of spiritual classics in soul care / Betsy Barber -- The schools of Christian spirituality / Evan B. Howard -- Spiritual theology: a historical overview / Greg Peters -- Engaging classic literature : genre, use, value / James M. Houston -- Reading Catholic spirituality / Bruce Demarest -- Reading Orthodox spirituality / James R. Payton Jr. -- Reading spiritual classics as evangelical Protestants / Fred Sanders -- The Church Fathers and Mothers / Michael Glerup -- The Desert Fathers / Gerald L. Sittser -- The medieval traditions / Greg Peters -- The Reformation traditions / Timothy George -- The Puritan and Pietistic traditions / Tom Schwanda ER -