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Author : Elizabeth A. Dreyer,Mark S. Burrows
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801880769
Arranged under five broad headings, these essays create an insightful dialogue on the questions, methods, and critical approaches implemented by the discipline's top scholars.
Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191642432
It has been suggested that 'spirituality' has become a word that 'can define an era'. Why? Because paradoxically, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, the growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts is a striking aspect of contemporary western cultures. Indeed, spirituality is sometimes contrasted attractively with religion, although this is problematic and implies that religion is essentially dogma, moralism, institutions, buildings, and hierarchies. The notion of spirituality expresses the fact that many people are driven by goals that concern more than material satisfaction. Broadly, it refers to the deepest values and sense of meaning by which people seek to live. Sometimes these values are conventionally religious. Sometimes they are associated with what is understood as 'the sacred' in a broader sense - that is, of ultimate rather than merely instrumental importance. This Very Short Introduction, written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality, explores the historical foundations of the thought and considers how it came to have the significance it is developing today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Nadia Bartolini,Sara MacKian,Steve Pile
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315398402
Spirituality is, too often, subsumed under the heading of religion and treated as much the same kind of thing. Yet spirituality extends far beyond the spaces of religion. The spiritual makes geography strange, challenging the relationship between the known and the unknown, between the real and the ideal, and prompting exciting possibilities for charting the ineffable spaces of the divine which lie somehow beyond geography. In setting itself that task, this book pushes the boundaries of geographies of religion to bring into direct focus questions of spirituality. By seeing religion through the lens of practice rather than as a set of beliefs, geographies of religion can be interpreted much more widely, bringing a whole range of other spiritual practices and spaces to light. The book is split into three sections, each contextualised with an editors’ introduction, to explore the spaces of spiritual practice, the spiritual production of space, and spiritual transformations. This book intends to open to up new questions and approaches through the theme of spirituality, pushing the boundaries on current topics and introducing innovative new ideas, including esoteric or radical spiritual practices. This landmark book not only captures a significant moment in geographies of spirituality, but acts as a catalyst for future work.
Author : David B. Perrin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134159147
This book provides a new introduction to the study of Christian spirituality, exploring it through the human sciences and ranging from philosophy and hermeneutics to psychology, history, sociology and anthropology. Systematic and progressive, it introduces the key approaches and shows how they relate to the understanding, study and practice of spirituality. Covering a vast amount of ground - from traditional themes such as images of God, spiritual direction and pilgrimage to more contemporary issues, such as place and space, cyberspace and postcolonialism - the author takes an ecumenical, inclusive stance, allowing the book to be used in a wide variety of courses and across denominations.
Author : Lee Bladon
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781847998934
The Science of Spirituality is a ground-breaking book that integrates the individual systems of science, psychology, philosophy, spirituality and religion into a unified system that describes the multi-dimensional nature of man and the universe. It provides a more comprehensive description of reality than conventional science can offer and fully explains the mechanisms behind an array of paranormal phenomena that mainstream science chooses to ignore. It explains the science behind religious, spiritual and new-age belief systems, and sheds light on some common misconceptions. The Science of Spirituality systematically describes the mechanisms behind a diverse range of subject matter including: consciousness, sleep and dreams, reincarnation, religion, creation, evolution, space and time, higher dimensions, heaven and hell, ghosts, angels and demons, out of body experiences, near death experiences, clairvoyance, psychic abilities, personal development, meditation and the meaning of life.
Author : Bettina E. Schmidt
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Health
ISBN : 178179765X
This book shows how the relationship between wellbeing and spirituality is studied by a range of disciplines including religious studies, theology, anthropology, psychology and history while also linking the debate to various religious traditions including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Afro-Brazilian religion and even paranormal experiences.
Author : Cheslyn Jones,Geoffrey Wainwright,Edward Yarnold
Publisher : SPCK Publishing
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Spirituality
ISBN : 0281041504
The editors of the highly acclaimed The Study of Liturgy now turn their attention to the other major area of Christian devotion: spirituality. The scope of the book is enormous and richly varied; over sixty writers have been employed to cover the wide range of 'schools' and teachers of prayer and spiritual life since the earliest days of Christianity.
Author : Diana Villegas
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780739168127
The author discusses the importance of the theological study of spirituality as necessary for interpreting one's Christian path in a pluralistic world.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9042950196
Author : Kees Waaijman
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 986 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9042911832
This textbook is a systematic guide to the extensive field of spirituality. Kees Waaijman charts the multiform phenomenon of spirituality: the spirituality of ordinary people, the great spiritual traditions and the force of counter-movements. From the foundation of this survey he answers questions like: What exactly is spirituality? What forms can a scholarly approach take? Finally, the book provides methodic access to the study of spirituality, focusing on the following questions: Which are the different forms of spirituality and how can we describe them? How can spiritual texts be given a reliable reading? Which themes can be distinguished in the field of spirituality and what would be a meaningful way to address them? What do we mean by spiritual guidance and what can we learn from it? This textbook has no equal. It is indispensable to scholars wishing to study the subject, but also to others who want to learn about spirituality.
Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809146479
A distinctive exposition of the main elements of the study of Christian spirituality that also underlines the essentially socially transformative nature of the Christian spiritual tradition
Author : Elizabeth A. Dreyer,Mark S. Burrows
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801880777
Sheldrake, Jon Sobrino, Wendy M. Wright--Bruce Hindmarsh "Books and Culture: A Christian Review"
Author : Marian de Souza,Jane Bone,Jacqueline Watson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319313801
This book collects multiple disciplinary voices which explore current research and perspectives to discuss how spirituality is understood, interpreted and applied in a range of contexts. It addresses spirituality in combination with such topics as Christian mysticism, childhood and adolescent education, midwifery, and sustainability. It links spirituality to a variety of disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, sociology, and psychology. Finally, it discusses the application of spirituality within the context of social work, teaching, health care, and occupational therapy. A final chapter provides an analytical discussion of the different voices that appear in the book and offers a holistic description of spirituality which has the potential to bring some unity to the meaning, expression and practice of spirituality across a variety of disciplines as well as across cultural, religious and secular worldviews. "A strength of the book is that each chapter is characterized by a fearless confronting of oppositional perspectives and use of the latest research in addressing them. The book takes the difficult topic of spirituality into almost every nook and cranny of personal and professional life. There is a persistent grasping of the contentiousness of the topic, together with addressing counter positions and utilizing updated research across a range of fields in doing this. The opening and closing chapters serve as book ends that keep the whole volume together."Terence Lovat, The University of Newcastle, Australia "The interdisciplinary nature of the work is by far the strongest aspect of this volume. It has the potential to contribute to a dialogue between different professions and disciplines. This prospective publication promises to promote a more holistic approach to the study of spirituality. This volume takes into consideration a wide variety of issues. The way the editors have structured the sequence of chapters contributes to facilitate any possible dialogue between the different areas."Adrian-Mario Gellel, University of Malta, Malta
Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118472354
Engagingly written by one of the world’s leading scholars in this field, this comprehensively revised edition tells the story of Christian spirituality from its origins in the New Testament right up to the present day. Charts the main figures, ideas, images and historical periods, showing how and why spirituality has changed and developed over the centuries Includes new chapters on the nature and meaning of spirituality, and on spirituality in the 21st century; and an account of the development and main features of devotional spirituality Provides new coverage of Christian spirituality’s relationship to other faiths throughout history, and their influence and impact on Christian beliefs and practices Features expanded sections on mysticism, its relationship to spirituality, the key mystical figures, and the development of ideas of ‘the mystical’ Explores the interplay between culture, geography, and spirituality, taking a global perspective by tracing spiritual developments across continents
Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814644829
In The Spiritual Way: Classic Traditions and Contemporary Practice,Philip Sheldrake aims to make the wisdom of Christian spirituality better known to contemporary readers. After an introductory chapter on the foundations of Christian spirituality, Sheldrake describes its diverse riches through the centuries in terms of five distinctive types of Christian spiritual wisdom, illustrated by a rich selection of classical examples. The five types are “The Way of Discipline,” “The Contemplative-Mystical Way,” “The Way of Practical Action,” “The Way of Beauty,” and “The Prophetic Way.” This book also briefly explores the contemporary interest in spirituality within and beyond conventional religion and suggests how we might engage with these five types on our spiritual journeys in today’s world.
