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Exploring the spiritualities of the world religions : the quest for personal, spiritual and social transformation / Duncan S. Ferguson

Author
Ferguson, Duncan S. (Duncan Sheldon), 1937-
Published
London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
London ; New York : Continuum, γ̐ư2010.
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
The spiritual quest -- The spiritual pathways rooted in nature and culture -- Indigenous wisdom tradtions -- Classical expressions of culture-based religions -- Current expressions of nature/culture religion -- The spiritual pathways of transcendent monism -- Spiritual pathways within Hinduism -- Spiritual pathways within Buddhism -- Spiritual pathways within Confucianism and Taoism -- The spiritual pathways of the Abrahamic monotheistic religions -- Spiritual pathways within judaism -- Spiritual pathways within Christianity -- Spiritual pathways within Islam -- The common elements of life-giving spiritualities -- Finding a spiritual pathway.
Summary
This book is an insightful guide to the diverse ways that religious faith is practiced and spirituality is understood. Discussing contemporary issues such as post-modernism and the emergence of a "new paradigm," the new realities of geopolitics, globalization and global warming, this book explores the importance of religion in people's lives to provide direction in the society today. This book demonstrates the common quest among the world religions for a deeper and more profound spirituality. Describing the spiritual pathways of the various world religions, it assesses the ways that the beliefs, values and practices of these traditions can be life-giving, leading to personal and social responsibility and transformation, but also sometimes harmful and divisive, even used for dangerous purposes. --From publisher's description
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9781441168894 (electronic bk.)
1441168893 (electronic bk.)
9781441187376
1441187375
9781441146458
1441146458
1472549007
9781472549006
1282875612
9781282875616
9786612875618
6612875615
9781441160546 (electronic book)
144116054X
Digital File Characteristics
text file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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