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"Spirituality is in vogue today," reads the opening sentence of Marmion's study (xxxix), and with this vogue has come a plethora of literature on the subject and a great variety of interpretations of just what spirituality means, ranging from "new age" self-help therapies to very ancient Buddhist meditation techniques.

M. narrows his focus to Christian spirituality and explains why, within this still quite broad spectrum, his specific focus is the spirituality of Karl Rahner. He wants to rediscover the lost connection between spirituality and theology, a loss detrimental to both, and he contends that Rahner has made an invaluable contribution toward reestablishing this connection.

To bolster this contention he sets out on a two-fold task: to ascertain what Rahner means by "spirituality," and to demonstrate the underlying unity of spirituality and theology in Rahner's thought. By and large he succeeds admirably….

[A] fine study of Rahner's spirituality.