A Critical Rereading of Spiritual Theology in Christianity and its Relationship with Other Branches of Christian Theology

Reviewing the efforts of Christian theologians to expand religious spirituality, the present study focuses on spiritual theology and examines the criticisms and related challenges. The method of the research is historical. Firstly, it examines the history of spiritual theology from mystical theology and ascetic theology to a new discipline. Then, it deals with its relationship with other theological branches, and finally, it examines the current state of this type of study and explains its challenges. The most important challenges found through this study are individualism, personalization of religion, and lack of defined connection with systematic theology and practical theology.