| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 217 pages) |
| Series |
Value inquiry book series ; v. 178 |
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Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion |
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Value inquiry book series ; v. 178.
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Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion.
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| Contents |
Editorial Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Spirituality from the Perspective of the Humanities Tradition; Part Two: Becoming Personal from the Spiritual; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index |
| Summary |
This interdisciplinary book examines the nature of spirituality and the role it plays in the search for meaning. Spirituality is a loving tendency towards the sacred. In a secular environment, the sacred is taken to be a power greater than self. In a religious environment, the Sacred refers to God, or Higher Power. The book examines the developments of the s/Sacred in great works of art and literature, as well as in medicine, theology, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Spirituality also functions as an unloving tendency towards disunity, or a force for evil. The first part of the book exami |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spirituality.
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Life cycle, Human -- Religious aspects.
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Faith development.
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Psychology, Religious.
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Spirituality
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psychology of religion.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Devotional.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- General.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Inspiration & Personal Growth.
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RELIGION -- Spirituality.
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Faith development.
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Life cycle, Human -- Religious aspects.
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Psychology, Religious.
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Spirituality.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bryson, Ken, 1940-
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| ISBN |
9781429468145 |
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1429468149 |
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