Diana L. Villegas

The Christian Path in a Pluralistic World and the Study of Spirituality (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on exploration of boundaries between spirituality and religion, this book argues that theological study of spirituality is important for interpretation of the Christian path in a pluralistic world. As a text for graduate study in spirituality and ministry, it explores relevant sociological studies, post modern culture, contemporary study of Christian spirituality, and a brief history of the relationship between theology and spirituality. The book argues that the revelation and tradition of Christianity understood and interpreted in the light of contemporary culture make a difference to postmodern persons' quests for spirituality. What one believes and how one understands that belief influences the manner in which the Christian path is lived in a pluralistic, global world. The book discusses the role of religion in culture and the relevance of this for the identity of religious spirituality and the study of Christian spirituality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739168134
• Artikelnr.: 38221282

Autorenporträt

Diana L. Villegas is an independent scholar who received her PhD in theology from Fordham University. She also has a psychotherapy practice with a specialty in integration of spirituality and psychotherapy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction 1  Cultural Developments in Spirituality: Postmodern
Context 2  Studying Christian Spirituality: Changing Disciplinary
Boundaries 3  Theology and Spirituality in Historical Perspective 4
 Religion's Role in Human Culture: Relevance for Spirituality 5
 Contemporary Spirituality and Religious Self-understanding: Illustrations
for Study Bibliography Index