Trouble with Spirituality
The emergence of a new spiritual marketplace has resulted in uncertainty about the meaning of the term spirituality as its usage extends from traditional religious beliefs/ practices to include spiritual seeking associated with less traditional forms of relating to the sacred. both types of spiritua...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2010
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Año: 2010, Volumen: 21, Páginas: 49-69 |
Otras palabras clave: | B
Ciencias sociales
B Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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Sumario: | The emergence of a new spiritual marketplace has resulted in uncertainty about the meaning of the term spirituality as its usage extends from traditional religious beliefs/ practices to include spiritual seeking associated with less traditional forms of relating to the sacred. both types of spirituality share in common a quest for meaning via the sacred. however, whereas traditional spirituality emphasizes an external source of authority, non-traditional spirituality prioritizes the self and inner experiences and a belief in an impersonal life force. at its best, traditional spirituality promotes trust in existing social order and fosters communal ties and at its worse results in dogmatism. Non-traditional spirituality encourages openness, tolerance, and a concern for global causes but at its worse reflects narcissistic self-absorption. |
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Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004216464_004 |