{"product_id":"spirituality-and-the-good-life-philosophical-approaches-hardback-9781107133006","title":"Spirituality and the Good Life; Philosophical Approaches (Hardback) 9781107133006","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpirituality and the Good Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Approaches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA philosophical exploration of the relationships between spirituality, well-being, religion, and philosophy, examining specific spiritual practices and spiritually informed virtues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid McPherson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107133006, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the combination of theoretically and practically focused essays creates a rich and productive hermeneutic tension for the reader. Some chapters invite the thought that spirituality aims to draw us into religious identities in which fledgling spiritual yearnings are trained and fulfilled by very specific types of communal belonging. Others invite us to wonder whether religious identities aim at spiritual transformation, providing a workshop of time-tested communal and individual practices that are knit together by historical and doctrinal identification, but find their deepest fulfillment in transformed adherents working together toward authenticity and justice in the world. There are different senses, perhaps, in which both insights are wise and potentially transformative, especially when held in tension.' Matthew C. Halteman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents a broad philosophical study of the nature of spirituality and its relationship to human well-being, addressing an area of contemporary philosophy that has been largely underexplored. David McPherson brings together a team of scholars to examine the importance of specific spiritual practices (including prayer, contemplation, and ritual observance) and spiritually informed virtues (such as piety, humility, and existential gratitude) for 'the good life'. This volume also considers and exemplifies how philosophy itself, when undertaken as a humanistic rather than scientistic enterprise, can be a spiritual exercise and part of a spiritual way of life. Clarifying key concepts, and engaging with major religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism, this book will appeal to students and scholars from various disciplines, including theology, sociology, and psychology, as well as to philosophers, ethicists, and other readers who are interested in modern spiritual life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction David McPherson\u003cbr\u003e 1. Philosophy, religion, and spirituality John Cottingham\u003cbr\u003e 2. The problem of impiety Cora Diamond\u003cbr\u003e 3. The virtue of piety Robert C. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 4. Homo religiosus: does spirituality have a place in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics? David McPherson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Desire and the spiritual life Fiona Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Between heaven and earth: sensory experience and the goods of the spiritual life Mark R. Wynn\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Jewish Sabbath as a spiritual practice Samuel Fleischacker\u003cbr\u003e 8. The power of the spoken word: prayer, invocation, and supplication in Islam Mukhtar H. Ali\u003cbr\u003e 9. Aristotelian friendship and Ignatian companionship Karen Stohr\u003cbr\u003e 10. Starting with compassion Richard White\u003cbr\u003e 11. Identifying with the Confucian heaven: immanent and transcendent Dao May Sim\u003cbr\u003e 12. Agnostic spirituality John Houston.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Spirituality \u0026amp; religious experience [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Spirituality \u0026amp; religious experience\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Spirituality%20\u0026amp;%20religious%20experience%20%5BHRLK%5D%22\"\u003eHRLK\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004778041624,"sku":"9781107133006","price":75.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107133006i_dd3c5456-1941-4825-abe9-3d2cf446d07c.jpg?v=1691362204","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/spirituality-and-the-good-life-philosophical-approaches-hardback-9781107133006","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}