Spirituality and History Mission Studies - Church and Cultures Conclusion: The New Shape of

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theologian and the youngest person to be awarded the historical theology doctorate at Yale University

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(1947–2021) was a missionary priest

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Spirituality and History Mission Studies - Church and Cultures Conclusion: The New Shape ofShows how and why our understanding of spirituality must take into account the historical factors that have shaped it. Sheldrakes approach does not just take spiritual traditions at face value, but attempts to uncover the cultural and socially defined questions that were being posed. He attends to the underside of history, examining groups and movements, such as the Beguines, that have been marginalized in standard histories of Christianity. Philip