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Spirituality : a guide for the perplexed / Philip Sheldrake.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Guides for the perplexedAnalytics: Show analyticsPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2014Description: 202 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781441180926
  • 1441180923
  • 9781441191335
  • 144119133X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 204 23
LOC classification:
  • BL624 .S497 2014
Contents:
Part 1. Definitions and methods of study -- What is spirituality? -- The study of spirituality -- Spirituality and mysticism -- Spirituality, beliefs and practices -- Part 2. Leading a spiritual life -- Jewish spirituality -- Christian spirituality -- Muslim spirituality -- Hindu spirituality -- Buddhist spirituality -- Part 3. Secular approaches to spirituality -- Secular spirituality and contemporary perspectives.
Summary: 'Spirituality' is a word that is used increasingly these days yet it is often ill-defined. What exactly is spirituality? Is it distinct from religion and can we separate it from beliefs and traditions? Does spirituality mainly focus on spiritual experiences and practices or is it something more? This book suggests that, while there may be common features in the use of the word, 'spirituality' is not a single reality. Different 'spiritualities' reflect particular religious or philosophical viewpoints, as well as the cultural contexts in which they arise and develop. Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed provides students and general readers with a reliable and comprehensive guide to 'spirituality' as an area of study, religiously, historically, philosophically and in the social sciences. It explores the tools that are used to study the subject and to interpret spiritual classics (whether these are written texts or other forms such as art) from different times and cultures. Attention is paid to spirituality in a variety of religious and non-religious forms in their own terms and comparatively. However, for the sake of simplicity greatest attention is given to the study of spirituality within a religious perspective with illustrations drawn from texts, personalities and themes associated with five major world religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The book concludes with an exploration of spirituality in contemporary perspective - in particular how spirituality is currently employed in areas such as health-care, education and business among other examples.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BL624 .S497 2014 1 Available 31794003175222
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BL624 .S497 2014 1 Available 31826003528354

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.

Part 1. Definitions and methods of study -- What is spirituality? -- The study of spirituality -- Spirituality and mysticism -- Spirituality, beliefs and practices -- Part 2. Leading a spiritual life -- Jewish spirituality -- Christian spirituality -- Muslim spirituality -- Hindu spirituality -- Buddhist spirituality -- Part 3. Secular approaches to spirituality -- Secular spirituality and contemporary perspectives.

'Spirituality' is a word that is used increasingly these days yet it is often ill-defined. What exactly is spirituality? Is it distinct from religion and can we separate it from beliefs and traditions? Does spirituality mainly focus on spiritual experiences and practices or is it something more? This book suggests that, while there may be common features in the use of the word, 'spirituality' is not a single reality. Different 'spiritualities' reflect particular religious or philosophical viewpoints, as well as the cultural contexts in which they arise and develop. Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed provides students and general readers with a reliable and comprehensive guide to 'spirituality' as an area of study, religiously, historically, philosophically and in the social sciences. It explores the tools that are used to study the subject and to interpret spiritual classics (whether these are written texts or other forms such as art) from different times and cultures. Attention is paid to spirituality in a variety of religious and non-religious forms in their own terms and comparatively. However, for the sake of simplicity greatest attention is given to the study of spirituality within a religious perspective with illustrations drawn from texts, personalities and themes associated with five major world religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The book concludes with an exploration of spirituality in contemporary perspective - in particular how spirituality is currently employed in areas such as health-care, education and business among other examples.

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