Defining spirituality as 'the dynamic unity between the content of a faith and the way in which it is lived by historically determined human beings', Vauchez steps outside the clerical world usually studied to trace the religious mentality of the laity, the ordinary and often illiterate majority of Christians.
Language
English
Pages
182
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 1975
ISBN 13
9781607242123
The Spirituality of the Medieval West: From the Eighth to the Twelfth Century (Monastic Studies Series)
Defining spirituality as 'the dynamic unity between the content of a faith and the way in which it is lived by historically determined human beings', Vauchez steps outside the clerical world usually studied to trace the religious mentality of the laity, the ordinary and often illiterate majority of Christians.