Religion, Spirituality and Everyday Practice

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Giordan, Giuseppe (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Swatos, Jr., William H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: The Spiritual “Turn” in Religion as Process and Outcome, W.H. Swatos, Jr. and G. Giordan
• Part I: Ideas and Concepts of the Spiritual Turn
• Spirituality and the Changing Religious Field, L. Woodhead
• Spirituality and Systems of Belief, E. Pace
• Religious Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage Spirituality and Everyday Life, w.H. Swatos, Jr
• Lived Religion: Signposts of Where We Have Been and Where We Can Go from Here, M.J. Neitz
• Religious Lifestyles, L. Berzano
• Part II: Case Studies in the New Spirituality
• Toward a Sociology of Prayer, G. Giordan
• The Concept of “Community” in Catholic Parishes, P.Wittberg
• Scared into Church? Conceptions of God, Exclusivity, and Religious Practice in the United States, C.D. Bader and A. Palmer
• Spiritual Life in Modern Japan: Understanding Religion in Everyday Life, A. Molle
• Workers in the Vineyard: Catholic Women and Social Action, C. Holtmann
• “Short” Youth: Resources and Meanings of Early Transition to Adulthood among Foreign Youth, D. Girardi
• Everyday Research Implications of Catholic Theological Positions: An American Perspective, A.J. Blasi
• From Institution to Spirituality and Back: Why We Should Be Cautious about the “Spiritual Turn” in the Sociology of Religion, I. Turina.