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廖炳堂

撮要 

本文旨在引介及評析「福音派靈修」（evangelical spirituality）在北美至今最新的發展和趨勢，包括福音派靈修作為具歷史性之屬靈傳統的討論和認受性，它和其他靈修傳統的異同和關係，並它作為學術科目（academic discipline）的身分確立、研究範疇和重點、方法論等重要課題。本文下半部會借助上半部的結論來解說「福音派屬靈導引」（evangelical spiritual direction）的發展至今的情況，評析主要困難所在和趨勢。

ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to review the latest development and trends of evangelical spirituality in North America. We’ll discuss the status of evangelical spirituality as a spiritual tradition, its distinctives among other traditions, recognition in academic circle, and as an academic discipline, its scope of enquiry and methodological issues, etc. The second part will utilize our findings on abovementioned issues to interpret and evaluate the latest development of evangelical spiritual direction, its major obstacles and trend.

原載於《建道學刊》59期（2023年1月），頁 111-145。