Contemporary spiritualities : social and religious contexts / edited by Clive Erricker and Jane Erricker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Erricker, Clive.

Erricker, Jane, 1948-

Series:

Issues in contemporary religion.

Issues in contemporary religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spirituality can be understood within both a religious and secular context. Fuelled by the controversy that surrounds different understandings of human identity and notions of progress, knowledge and truth in modernist and postmodernist contexts, the concept of spirituality is a hotly contested topic of debate as to its relevance within contemporary culture and its meaning within religious traditions. This book aims to inform readers on this debate and contextualize it within these different frames of reference. It approaches the topic of spirituality with an identification of the major influe

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Influential Writers and Thinkers; Part II: Faith Communities; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611783839

9781281783837

1281783838

9780826484376

0826484379

OCLC:

427509883