Philip Sheldrake

Author of Spirituality and History: Questions of Interpretation and Method

About the Author

Philip Sheldrake is professor and director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas. He is also senior research associate of the Von Hgel Institute, St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, and senior research fellow in the show more Cambridge Theological Federation (Westcott House). Philip Sheldrake trained in history and theology and was awarded the DD (Higher Doctorate) in 2015 by the University of Oxford. He has taught and written extensively on Christian spirituality, is author or editor of seventeen books, and is past president of the international Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. show less

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Trinity and Truth Series

Works by Philip Sheldrake

Befriending Our Desires (1994) 118 copies, 1 review

A Brief History of Spirituality (2007) 101 copies, 2 reviews

Spaces for the Sacred: Place, Memory, and Identity (2001) 78 copies

Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction (2012) 77 copies

Living Between Worlds: Place and Journey in Celtic Spirituality (1995) 70 copies

Images of Holiness: Explorations in Contemporary Spirituality (1987) 67 copies

Spirituality and Theology: Christian Living and the Doctrine of God (1998) 61 copies

The New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (2005) 48 copies

The Way of Ignatius Loyola: Contemporary Approaches to the Spiritual Exercises (1991) 42 copies

Love Took My Hand: The Spirituality of George Herbert (2000) 32 copies

New SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (2005) — Editor — 21 copies

Heaven in Ordinary: George Herbert and His Writings (Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology) (2009) 21 copies

The Spiritual Way: Classical Traditions and Contemporary Practice (2019) 15 copies, 1 review

The Spiritual City: Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban (2014) 14 copies

Explorations in Spirituality: History, Theology, and Social Practice (2010) 14 copies

Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed (2014) 13 copies

The Business of Influence: Reframing Marketing and PR for the Digital Age (2011) 7 copies

Surrender to Christ for Mission: French Spiritual Traditions (2018) 4 copies

A World Transfigured: The Mystical Journey (2022) 4 copies

The New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (Daily Study Bible) (2013) 3 copies

Julian of Norwich: "In God's Sight" Her Theology in Context (2018) 3 copies

La spiritualité: une très brève introduction (2023) 2 copies, 1 review

Spiritualità: come coltivare l'anima (2016) 1 copy

Spirituality&History 1 copy

Un mundo transfigurado. El viaje místico (2024) 1 copy

Ways of Imperfecttion 1 copy

Images of Holiness 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality (2011) — Contributor — 53 copies

Great Spirits 1000-2000: The Fifty-Two Christians Who Most Influenced Their Millennium (2002) — Contributor — 30 copies, 1 review

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Michael_Parish 135 reviews

The Spiritual Way: Classic Traditions and Contemporary Practice by Philip Sheldrake

I read this with a small group as part of our Education for Ministry course work, and we reached a consensus of opinion. While the book was informative, we concluded that it concentrated more on historical perspectives of different forms of Christian spirituality, rather than fulfilling our hopes for more insights into the ways of practicing the different spiritualities.

Apr 22, 2026

nmele 1,484 reviews

Befriending Our Desires by Philip Sheldrake

This rather short book argues that without desire we cannot move closer to God and offered me much to reflect upon. I savored each of the short sections treating various aspects of desire in human life and spirituality.

Apr 6, 2013

KoestK 127 reviews

A Brief History of Spirituality by Philip Sheldrake