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The Christian path in a pluralistic world and the study of spirituality / Diana L. Villegas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Villegas, Diana.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spirituality--Study and teaching.
- Spirituality.
- Identification (Religion)--Study and teaching.
- Identification (Religion).
- Christianity and culture--Study and teaching.
- Christianity and culture.
- Religious pluralism--Christianity--Study and teaching.
- Religious pluralism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (131 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on exploration of boundaries between spirituality and religion this text argues that theological study of spirituality is important for interpretation of the Christian path in a pluralistic world. As a text for the study of Christian spirituality it explores a number of topics as context for the main argument. These include relevant sociological studies, post modern culture, contemporary study of Christian spirituality, and a brief history of the relationship between theology and spirituality.
- Contents:
- Cultural developments in spirituality : postmodern context
- Studying Christian spirituality : changing disciplinary boundaries
- Theology and spirituality in historical perspective
- Religion's role in human culture : relevance for spirituality
- Contemporary spirituality and religious self-understanding : illustrations for study.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-32705-9
- 1-280-66648-X
- 9786613643414
- 0-7391-6813-4
- OCLC:
- 775873138
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