Present-day spiritualities : contrasts and overlaps / edited by Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, Peter Nissen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hense, Elisabeth, 1957-

Jespers, Frans.

Nissen, Peter J. A. (Petrus Johannes Andreas)

Series:

Studies in theology and religion ; v. 18.

Studies in Theology and Religion (STAR), 1566-208X ; Volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality.

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many forms of present-day Western spirituality contribute to people’s well-being, whereas others have raised criticism. The study of these different forms is, however, complicated by their continuously diverging practices and ideas. By bringing to bear a multidisciplinary approach, the ten specialists of this volume are able to analyze diverse new instances of spirituality, e.g. in religious contexts (Buddhism, Christianity), popular use, organizations and enterprises, (alternative) health service, and works of art. Most contributions also discuss methods and theories. In their editorial chapters, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen show the remarkable overlaps in the approaches, definitions and evaluations of the contributions in this volume and provide a theoretical framework. Both the fresh analyses and the theoretical reflections in this volume point the way to new approaches in this field of study. Contributors include: Jerry Biberman, Mark Elliott, Miguel Farias, Johan Goud, Paul Heelas, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, Hubert Knoblauch, Peter Nissen, Paul van der Velde

Contents:

Front Matter / Elisabeth Hense , Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen

Present-Day Spiritualities in Confessional, Popular, Professional and Aesthetic Contexts: Contrasts or Overlap? / Elisabeth Hense

What Is ‘Spiritual’ in Modern Western Buddhism? / Paul van der Velde

Current Forms of Christian Spirituality / Elisabeth Hense

Old Forms, New Motives? Spirituality in Traditional Forms of Catholic Popular Devotion / Peter Nissen

Popular Spirituality / Hubert Knoblauch

Spirituality in Organizations: Parallels with Spirituality in Other Disciplines—Toward a Coherent Theory / Jerry Biberman

CAM: Healing the Person, Spiritual Humanism, and the Cultivation of Humanity / Paul Heelas

Spirituality and Eroticism: Corpus Mysticum in Contemporary Dutch Literature / Johan Goud

Overlap and Contrasts between Forms of Spirituality from a Theological Perspective / Mark W. Elliott

Inside the Spiritual Mind: Cognitive Implications of Spiritual versus Religious Engagement / Miguel Farias

Explorations in the Border Region of Religious and Secular Spiritualities from the Perspective of Religious Studies / Frans Jespers

Some Remarkable Overlaps in the Study of Present-Day Spiritualities / Elisabeth Hense , Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen

Index of Names / Elisabeth Hense , Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26006-4

OCLC:

861559367

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004260061 DOI