{"product_id":"spiritualities-of-life-9781405139373","title":"Spiritualities of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis insightful and provocative journey through spiritual landscapes explores the ways in which spiritualities of life have been experienced and understood in Western society, and argues that today's myriad forms of holistic spirituality are helping us to find balance in face of the stifling demands of twenty-first century living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn enlightening book which explores the ways in which spirituality has been experienced and valued in Western society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the development of modern spirituality, from the origins of Romanticism in the eighteenth century, through to the counter-cultural sixties and on to the wellbeing culture of today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the belief that modern spirituality is merely an extension of capitalism in which people consume spirituality without giving anything back\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContends that much of the wide range of popular mind-body-spirit practices are really an ethically charged force for the good life', helping us to find balance in the dema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A welcome contribution to many areas in the study of religion and culture … .An alternative to the popular idea that everything within the New Age can be denounced as simple individualist consumerism.\" (\u003ci\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"[Heelas] convinced me, a skeptic when encountering his book, that new age philosophies are more complex than their \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e critics allow.\" (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Heelas' style is, as ever, measured, elegant and good-humored, and this book will undoubtedly appeal to, and be accessible to, those outside the academy who are interested in religion and culture, and who might wish to think through the changing spiritual landscape in Britain today.\" (\u003ci\u003eTheology\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"His emphasis is on inner-life spirituality or simply 'spiritualities of life,' rooted in a universal human potential and developed by a variety of effective practices. [He] makes plausible the importance of holistic forms of complementary and alternative medicine. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: PORTRAYING SPIRITUALITIES OF LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 From the Romantics: The Repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Wellbeing Spirituality Today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: THE ‘CONSUMING GROWTH’ DEBATE\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Language of Consumption and Consumeristic Aspects of Mind-Body-Spiritualities of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Sacred and the Profane: Spiritual Direction or Consumer Preference?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Matter of Personal Significance: Profaned Superficiality?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Work: Consumptive or Productive?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: TO WORK BEYOND THE CONSUMING SELF\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A ‘Fag Ending’ of the Sacred or Fit for the Future?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Inside Out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Birthright Spirituality Beyond the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Evidence Indicative of Inner Life ‘Beliefs’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index: Some Main Themes and Arguments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407876170071,"sku":"9781405139373","price":80.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405139373.jpg?v=1730500821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spiritualities-of-life-9781405139373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}