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Religious studies, theology, and human flourishing / edited by Justin Thomas McDaniel and Hector Kilgoe.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Humanities and human flourishing.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- The humanities and human flourishing
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Study and teaching.
- Religion.
- Well-being--Religious aspects.
- Well-being.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 193 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- 'Religious Studies, Theology, and Human Flourishing' contains essays by nine prominent scholars of religious studies and theology on approaches to cultivating human flourishing within the field of positive psychology. Part of 'The Humanities and Human Flourishing' series, this volume represents perspectives from north India to the buckle of the American Bible Belt and explores the implications of religious studies and theology for well-being, illuminating connections between theory, pedagogy, and practice.
- Contents:
- Sometimes pessimism is good for the soul : human flourishing and a plea for complexity / Pamela Cooper-White
- Sanmati, the art of 'generous disposition' : flourishing amidst religious difference / Leela Prasad
- From the head to the heart : rethinking approaches to teaching Buddhism at a regional state university in the Bible Belt / Jeffrey Samuels.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2024.
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 12, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Religious studies, theology, and human flourishing
- ISBN:
- 0-19-765836-9
- 0-19-765835-0
- OCLC:
- 1408382844
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