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Quiet gardens : the roots of faith? / / Susan Bowden-Pickstock



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Autore: Bowden-Pickstock Susan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Quiet gardens : the roots of faith? / / Susan Bowden-Pickstock Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2009
©2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
Disciplina: 204.4
Soggetto topico: Spiritual life
Gardens - Religious aspects
Gardens - England
Spirituality
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; PART ONE: FOOD FOR THOUGHT; 1. Journey's beginning; 2. Journey into meaning; 3. Relational gardens; 4. Journey into identity; 5. Gardens as therapy; 6. Iconic gardens; PART TWO: THE QUIET GARDEN MOVEMENT; 7. Behind the garden gate; 8. Arley, Worcestershire; 9. Rydal, Cumbria; 10. Epworth, Lincolnshire; 11. Bridlington, The East Riding of Yorkshire; 12. Petworth, West Sussex; 13. Clehonger, Herefordshire; 14. Exmouth, Devon; 15. White Waltham, Berkshire; 16. Charlcombe, Bath and North Somerset; 17. Musgrave, Westmoreland; 18. Canterbury, Kent; 19. Stainforth, South Yorkshire
20. Witham, Essex21. Glastonbury, Somerset; 22. Burrswood, Kent; 23. Journey into contemplation; PART THREE: JOURNEY ACROSS CULTURES; 24. Baha'i gardens; 25. Islamic gardens; 26. Japanese and Buddhist gardens; 27. The Pureland Buddhist garden; 28. Christianity and horticulture - theology and practice; 29. Growing together in faith - an interfaith garden at Chelsea; 30. Journey's end; Bibliography; Acknowledgements
Sommario/riassunto: Quiet Gardens is an exploration of horticulture as a medium for meaning and for spirituality. In an increasingly secular age when absolute values are taboo, political correctness reigns supreme, and our lives orbit Planet Consumer, we need experiences to balance the emphasis on material acquisitions. Internationally, tensions are running high in the global village and environmental issues are at the top of the agenda. The shadow of terrorism emphasises ideological differences, but it also draws together those living underneath it: inter-faith and ecological conversations have become necessitie
Titolo autorizzato: Quiet gardens  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-87653-8
9786612876530
1-4411-8478-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459427803321
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