Classical Spirituality in Contemporary America

Classical Spirituality in Contemporary America
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781441165237
ISBN-13 : 1441165231
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Classical Spirituality in Contemporary America by : Michael Pittman

An exploration of the relationship between major contemporary spiritual movements, such as Sufism and Esoteric Christianity, and the work of Gurdjieff.

Religion in Contemporary America

Religion in Contemporary America
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780415617376
ISBN-13 : 0415617375
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Religion in Contemporary America by : Charles H. Lippy

This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. Students and instructors will find the combination of historical and sociological perspectives an invaluable aid to understanding this fascinating but complex field.

New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements

New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements
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Publisher : University of California Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780520281189
ISBN-13 : 0520281187
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements by : Hugh B. Urban

New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements is the most extensive study to date of modern American alternative spiritual currents. Hugh B. Urban covers a range of emerging religions from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, including the Nation of Islam, Mormonism, Scientology, ISKCON, Wicca, the Church of Satan, Peoples Temple, and the Branch Davidians. This essential text engages students by addressing major theoretical and methodological issues in the study of new religions and is organized to guide students in their learning. Each chapter focuses on one important issue involving a particular faith group, providing readers with examples that illustrate larger issues in the study of religion and American culture. Urban addresses such questions as, Why has there been such a tremendous proliferation of new spiritual forms in the past 150 years, even as our society has become increasingly rational, scientific, technological, and secular? Why has the United States become the heartland for the explosion of new religious movements? How do we deal with complex legal debates, such as the use of peyote by the Native American Church or the practice of plural marriage by some Mormon communities? And how do we navigate issues of religious freedom and privacy in an age of religious violence, terrorism, and government surveillance?

Contemporary Music and Spirituality

Contemporary Music and Spirituality
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9781317160656
ISBN-13 : 1317160657
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Contemporary Music and Spirituality by : Robert Sholl

The flourishing of religious or spiritually-inspired music in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries remains largely unexplored. The engagement and tensions between modernism and tradition, and institutionalized religion and spirituality are inherent issues for many composers who have sought to invoke spirituality and Otherness through contemporary music. Contemporary Music and Spirituality provides a detailed exploration of the recent and current state of contemporary spiritual music in its religious, musical, cultural and conceptual-philosophical aspects. At the heart of the book are issues that consider the role of secularization, the claims of modernity concerning the status of art, and subjective responses such as faith and experience. The contributors provide a new critical lens through which it is possible to see the music and thought of Cage, Ligeti, Messiaen, Stockhausen as spiritual music. The book surrounds these composers with studies of and by other composers directly associated with the idea of spiritual music (Harvey, Gubaidulina, MacMillan, Pärt, Pott, and Tavener), and others (Adams, Birtwistle, Ton de Leeuw, Ferneyhough, Ustvolskaya, and Vivier) who have created original engagements with the idea of spirituality. Contemporary Music and Spirituality is essential reading for humanities scholars and students working in the areas of musicology, music theory, theology, religious studies, philosophy of culture, and the history of twentieth-century culture.

Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare

Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9780199571390
ISBN-13 : 0199571392
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare by : Mark Cobb

Spirituality and healthcare is an emerging field of research, practice and policy. Healthcare organisations and practitioners are therefore challenged to understand and address spirituality, to develop their knowledge and implement effective policy. This is the first reference text on the subject providing a comprehensive overview of key topics.

Religious Movements in Contemporary America

Religious Movements in Contemporary America
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0691610509
ISBN-13 : 9780691610504
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Religious Movements in Contemporary America by : Irving I. Zaretsky

Contemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organization, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the current religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of religious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on imported cults. The general aim is to understand the varieties of human behavior within these institutions and to point out their relationship to society in the United States. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Native Mesoamerican Spirituality

Native Mesoamerican Spirituality
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Publisher : Paulist Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0809122316
ISBN-13 : 9780809122318
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Native Mesoamerican Spirituality by : Miguel León Portilla

This volume presents a carefully edited and translated collection of Pre-Columbian ancient spiritual texts. It presents relevant examples of those sacred writings of the indigenous peoples of Central America, especially Mexico, that have survived destruction. The majority of texts were conceived in the 950-1521 A.D. period. Their authors were primarily anonymous sages, priests and members of the ancient nobility. Most were written in Nahuath (also known as Aztec or Mexican), in Yucatec and Quiche-Maya languages.

The Spiritual Way

The Spiritual Way
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Publisher : Liturgical Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780814644829
ISBN-13 : 0814644821
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spiritual Way by : Philip Sheldrake

In The Spiritual Way: Classic Traditions and Contemporary Practice,Philip Sheldrake aims to make the wisdom of Christian spirituality better known to contemporary readers. After an introductory chapter on the foundations of Christian spirituality, Sheldrake describes its diverse riches through the centuries in terms of five distinctive types of Christian spiritual wisdom, illustrated by a rich selection of classical examples. The five types are “The Way of Discipline,” “The Contemplative-Mystical Way,” “The Way of Practical Action,” “The Way of Beauty,” and “The Prophetic Way.” This book also briefly explores the contemporary interest in spirituality within and beyond conventional religion and suggests how we might engage with these five types on our spiritual journeys in today’s world.

Leisure and Spirituality (Engaging Culture)

Leisure and Spirituality (Engaging Culture)
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : 9781441245496
ISBN-13 : 1441245499
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Leisure and Spirituality (Engaging Culture) by : Paul Heintzman

This addition to the award-winning Engaging Culture series explores the link between leisure and spirituality, offering a Christian perspective on leisure concepts and issues in contemporary society. Paul Heintzman, a respected scholar and experienced recreation practitioner, interacts with biblical, historical, and contemporary leisure studies sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of leisure. He also explains the importance of leisure for spiritual growth and development. This work will appeal to professors and students as well as practitioners in the recreation and leisure services field, youth and college pastors, and camp ministries.

Western Sufism

Western Sufism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780199977642
ISBN-13 : 019997764X
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Western Sufism by : Mark Sedgwick

In this book, Mark Sedgwick shows that Western Sufism is not a recent phenomenon of the "new age" but rather is rooted in a series of intercultural transfers between the Muslim world and the West starting in the Middle Ages, and in centuries of later Western intellectual history.