Spirituality and the Good Life
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Spirituality and the Good Life

Philosophical Approaches

  1. 250 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Spirituality and the Good Life

Philosophical Approaches

About this book

This book presents a broad philosophical study of the nature of spirituality and its relationship to human well-being, addressing an area of contemporary philosophy that has been largely underexplored. David McPherson brings together a team of scholars to examine the importance of specific spiritual practices (including prayer, contemplation, and ritual observance) and spiritually informed virtues (such as piety, humility, and existential gratitude) for 'the good life'. This volume also considers and exemplifies how philosophy itself, when undertaken as a humanistic rather than scientistic enterprise, can be a spiritual exercise and part of a spiritual way of life. Clarifying key concepts, and engaging with major religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism, this book will appeal to students and scholars from various disciplines, including theology, sociology, and psychology, as well as to philosophers, ethicists, and other readers who are interested in modern spiritual life.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781107133006
eBook ISBN
9781108365178
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Philosophy of Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Philosophy, Religion, and Spirituality
  11. Chapter 2 The Problem of Impiety
  12. Chapter 3 The Virtue of Piety
  13. Chapter 4 Homo Religiosus: Does Spirituality Have a Place in Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics?
  14. Chapter 5 Desire and the Spiritual Life
  15. Chapter 6 Between Heaven and Earth: Sensory Experience and the Goods of the Spiritual Life
  16. Chapter 7 The Jewish Sabbath as a Spiritual Practice
  17. Chapter 8 The Power of the Spoken Word: Prayer, Invocation, and Supplication in Islam
  18. Chapter 9 Aristotelian Friendship and Ignatian Companionship
  19. Chapter 10 Starting with Compassion
  20. Chapter 11 Identifying with the Confucian Heaven: Immanent and Transcendent Dao
  21. Chapter 12 Agnostic Spirituality
  22. Select Bibliography
  23. Index

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