02832nam 2200637Ia 450 991077765430332120230828234200.094-012-0320-21-4294-6814-9(CKB)1000000000464433(EBL)556510(OCoLC)127108380(SSID)ssj0000134102(PQKBManifestationID)12053449(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134102(PQKBWorkID)10055540(PQKB)10622908(Au-PeEL)EBL556510(CaPaEBR)ebr10380604(MiAaPQ)EBC556510(EXLCZ)99100000000046443320070323d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe curve of the sacred[electronic resource] an exploration of human spirituality /Constantin V. Ponomareff and Kenneth A. BrysonAmsterdam ;New York, NY Rodopi20061 online resource (252 p.)Value inquiry book series ;178Description based upon print version of record.90-420-2031-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index.Contents; Editorial Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Spirituality from the Perspective of the Humanities Tradition; Part Two: Becoming Personal from the Spiritual; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; IndexThis interdisciplinary book examines the nature of spirituality and the role it plays in the search for meaning. Spirituality is a loving tendency towards the sacred. In a secular environment, the sacred is taken to be a power greater than self. In a religious environment, the Sacred refers to God, or Higher Power. The book examines the developments of the s/Sacred in great works of art and literature, as well as in medicine, theology, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Spirituality also functions as an unloving tendency towards disunity, or a force for evil.The first part of the book examiValue inquiry book series ;v. 178.Value inquiry book series.Philosophy and religion.SpiritualityLife cycle, HumanReligious aspectsFaith developmentPsychology, ReligiousSpirituality.Life cycle, HumanReligious aspects.Faith development.Psychology, Religious.204Ponomareff Constantin V859697Bryson Ken1940-1476573MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777654303321The curve of the sacred3778141UNINA