The Search for Spirituality / Our global quest for meaning and fulfilment - King, Ursula

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This book explores the global search for a spiritual life in contemporary culture at a personal and social level, inside and outside religious institutions, and in the secular world. It looks at diversity and religious pluralism, clarifies the meaning of spirituality in different languages and cultures, examines religious and secular spiritualities, and asks whether we are experiencing a spiritual renaissance, revival, or revolution. The discussion begins with looking at spirituality from a larger perspective by investigating its origin and significance, its ideals and practices, different forms of spiritual guidance past and present, and the new development of spirituality as an academic subject of study. It then moves on to specific topics like spirituality and interfaith dialogue, spirituality within the human life cycle, and spirituality and gender. The chapter on interfaith dialogue shows how the global interaction between people of different faiths and cultures, and the need for mutual understanding and...
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2009Uitgever: CANTERBURY PRESS NORWICH244 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1853119423ISBN-13: 9781853119422

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