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  • The Ecology of Spirituality

    by Lucy Bregman ...
    In The Ecology of Spirituality, Lucy Bregman surveys the many and varied religious, psychological, and sociological definitions of spirituality on offer. Spirituality has been made and remade many times over in the hope of fitting it to some new cultural need. Bregman argues that a better understanding of spirituality is instead rooted in specific professions and practices, and she demonstrates ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Death and Dying

    An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Timothy D Knepper, Lucy Bregman, Mary Gottschalk ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The medicalization of death is a challenge for all the world's religious and cultural traditions. Death's meaning has been reduced to a diagnosis, a problem, rather than a mystery for humans to ponder. How have religious traditions responded? What resources do they bring to a discussion of death's contemporary dilemmas? This book offers a range of creative and contextual responses from a variety ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

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  • Comparing Religions

    by Jeffrey J. Kripal ...
    Comparing Religions is a next-generation textbook which expertly guides, inspires, and challenges those who wish to think seriously about religious pluralism in the modern world.A unique book teaching the art and practice of comparing religionsDraws on a wide range of religious traditions to demonstrate the complexity and power of comparative practicesProvides both a history and understanding of ... Read more

    $57.95 USD

  • Spirituality

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Philip Sheldrake ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    It has been suggested that 'spirituality' has become a word that 'can define an era'. Why? Because paradoxically, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, the growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts is a striking aspect of contemporary western cultures. Indeed, spirituality is sometimes contrasted attractively with religion, although this ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Study of Religion

    An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods

    by George D. Chryssides, Professor Ron Geaves ...
    This updated textbook unravels the complex issues related to methodology and theory in the study of religion. It equips students with the knowledge needed for the academic study of religion, explaining the history of the methodology, including ideas of key theorists, and discusses key issues in the field, such as gender, phenomenology, and the insider/outsider discourse.Updated throughout, ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Is Reality Secular?

    Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews

    by Mary Poplin ...
    Series series Veritas Books
    What is the nature of reality?At the root of our society's deepest political and cultural divisions are the conflicting principles of four global worldviews. While each of us holds to some version of one of these worldviews, we are often unconscious of their differences as well as their underlying assumptions. Mary Poplin argues that the ultimate test of a worldview, philosophy or ideology is ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spiritual Activism

    Leadership as service

    by Alastair McIntosh, Matt Carmichael ...
    A visionary but practical sharing of how spiritual insights, and deepening our inner lives, can impact leadership for social change.Over the past half-century, the issues facing activists have changed, as has our understanding and awareness of spirituality. For activists, spiritual philosophy is rising up the agenda because it offers distinct, tried and tested approaches to deep questions: Where ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Ritual and Belief

    Readings in the Anthropology of Religion

    Edited by David Hicks ...
    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclectic: no single anthropological approach or theoretical perspective dominates the text. Theoretical significance, scholarly eminence of the author, and inherent interest provide the principal criteria, and each reading complements its ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Belief without Borders

    Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious

    by Linda A. Mercadante ...
    Named A Best Spiritual Book of the Year by Spirituality & Practice The last twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in "nones": people who do not claim any religious affiliation. These "nones" now outnumber even the largest Protestant denominations in America. They are not to be confused with secularists, however, for many of them identify themselves as "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR). The ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements

    Edited by Olav Hammer, Mikael Rothstein ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    New religions emerge as distinct entities in the religious landscape when innovations are introduced by a charismatic leader or a schismatic group leaves its parent organization. New religious movements (NRMs) often present novel doctrines and advocate unfamiliar modes of behavior, and have therefore often been perceived as controversial. NRMs have, however, in recent years come to be treated in ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Religions in the Modern World

    Traditions and Transformations

    Edited by Linda Woodhead, Christopher Partridge, Hiroko Kawanami ...
    Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. This third edition contains new and upgraded pedagogic features, including chapter summaries, key terms and definitions, and questions for ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Ethical Thought

    Buddha to Damasio

    by Venkata Mohan ...
    Why is a certain behavior considered ethical? By what processes does a certain behavior become ethical? Why are some people more capable of behaving ethically? This book discusses questions such as these with the help of the perspectives drawn from three distinct fields: Religion, Philosophy and Neuroscience. Theorists from the ancient to the recent from the Buddha and Socrates to Antonio Damasio ... Read more

    $4.99 USD