Religion, Spirituality and Everyday Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giordan, Giuseppe (Editor), Swatos, Jr., William H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Religion.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Religious Studies, general.

The current generation of young adults, at least in the Western world, has shown a marked tendency toward a preference for describing themselves as “spiritual” as contrasted to “religious.” This book seeks to examine the possible meanings and consequences associated with this contrast in terms of th...