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Ursula King's Christian Mystics tells the story of sixty men and
women whose mystical devotion to God transformed the times in which
they lived and still affects our present-day search for spiritual
meaning. Moving from key figures of the early Christian age to the
great mystics of modern times, special emphasis is given to the
great high points of mysticism in the medieval, early modern and
Eastern Orthodox traditions. The lives of visionaries, including
Clement of Alexandria, Saint Bonaventure, Blaise Pascal and Simone
Weil are studied in detail. It reveals the richly diverse
expressions that mystical experience has found during two thousand
years of Christian history and shows how it underpins Christian
ritual and doctrine as a source of spiritual inspiration for all
believers. Beautifully illustrated and written by a prominent name
in the British academic world, this significant text has received
high acclaim and is the only book to feature biographies of key
mystics.
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin was a French Jesuit theologian and
scientist renowned for his pioneering field work in paleontology.
His visionary writings on the reconciliation of faith and
evolutionary theory aroused the suspicions of the Vatican and he
was forbidden to publish on religious matters during his lifetime.
After his death, the publication of his many books marked him as
one of the most influential Catholic thinkers of this century - a
mystic whose holistic vision speaks with growing relevance to
contemporary to contemporary spirituality. Often considered ahead
of his time, Teilhard's writings have more relevance and impact on
our current times than when he was first published.
Full of vision, hope, and inspiration, this profound and passionate
manifesto provides a fascinating overview of the incredibly rich
and diverse spiritual landscapes of the world--feeding a deep
longing for a life of wholeness and meaning and a society of
greater peace and justice. Drawing from a wide variety of faiths
and secular traditions, this book looks at cultural diversity and
religious pluralism; clarifies the meaning of spirituality in
different languages, faiths, and societies; and shows how numerous
new approaches to spirituality have emerged. Also explored are the
spiritual dimensions of nature, science, and technology; the
transcending experiences of art and spirit; and the powerful
expressions of ecological spirituality found around the world. New
insights are provided that highlight the major differences that
exist between spiritualities while also pointing out the various
parallels and points of convergence.
At the beginning of the third millenium, concepts of spirituality
are undergoing rapid transformation. While still closely connected
to Christian values and beliefs, they are now also applied
cross-culturally and used in interfaith and secular contexts.
Around the globe there is an urgent need for greater spiritual
well-being, yet it is not clear how this can best be achieved or
even what it means. The development of a wholesome spirituality
relating to profound personal and social transformations may well
be the most urgent task humanity has to address today.;In this text
leading scholars of theology and religion explore the complex
dynamics of different spiritual beliefs and practices and their
effects on contemporary society. The editor's introductory essay
examines the many understandings of spirituality in a postmodern
intellectual and social context, but also looks at spirituality as
both a personal quest and a new academic field. The essays which
follow, from a range of international contributors, present a rich
tapestry of reflections on different aspects of spirituality.
An in-depth examination of Teilhard de Chardin's knowledge of the
Middle and Far East, especially China, his comments on eastern
religions, and his comparative reflections on mysticism and
spirituality.
Religious Studies was first introduced as a new discipline in
universities and colleges around the world in the 1960s. This
discipline brought about a reorientation of the study of religion,
created new perspectives and influenced all sectors of education.
The essays presented in this volume provide a clear and
comprehensive overview of the history of Religious Studies as an
academic discipline, the turning points it faces and the directions
it might take in the future. The work is organised in three
sections. The first presents a succinct case study of the
historical development of Religious Studies in Britain. The second
considers the development of Religious Studies throughout the world
in its major constituents, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism,
'traditional' African religions, Christianity, Islam and new
religious movements in Africa, the study of truth and dialogue in
religion, science and the rediscovery of religious experience,
mysticism. The third section looks to developments in Religious
Studies, in particular at religion in relation to the arts, gender,
information technology and to Religious Studies in a global
perspective.
At the beginning of the third millennium, concepts of spirituality
are undergoing rapid transformation. While still closely connected
to Christian values and beliefs, they are now also applied
cross-culturally and used in inter-faith and secular contexts.
Around the globe there is an urgent need for greater spiritual
well-being, yet it is not clear how this can best be achieved or
even what it means. The development of a wholesome spirituality
relating to profound personal and social transformations may well
be the most urgent task humanity has to address today.
Gender, Religion and Diversity provides an introduction to some of
the most challenging perspectives in the contemporary study of
gender and religion. In recent years, women's and gender studies
have transformed the international study of religion through the
use of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural methodologies, which
have opened up new and highly controversial issues, challenging
previous paradigms and creating fresh fields of study. As this book
shows, gender studies in religion raises new and difficult
questions about the gendered nature of religious phenomena, the
relationship between power and knowledge, the authority of
religious texts and institutions, and the involvement and
responsibility of the researcher undertaking such studies as a
gendered subject. This book is the outcome of an international
collaboration between a wide range of researchers from different
countries and fields of religious studies. The range and diversity
of their contributions is the very strength of this book, for it
shows how gendering works in studying different religious
materials, whether foundational texts from the Bible or Koran,
philosophical ideas about truth, essentialism, history or
symbolism, the impact of French feminist thinkers such as Irigaray
or Kristeva, or again critical perspectives dealing with the impact
of race, gender, and class on religion, or by deconstructing
religious data from a postcolonial critical standpoint or examining
the impact of imperialism and orientalism on religion and gender.
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