Asian spiritualities and social transformation / / Simon Shui-Man Kwan and Wai-Yin Chow, editors

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.4095
• Soggetto topico: Social change - Asia; Social change - Religious aspects; Spirituality - Asia
• Persona (resp. second.): KwanSimon Shui-Man; ChowWai-Yin
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Decolonizing the Colonial Spiritualities in Asia -- Chapter 2: Interrogating Hospitality: Toward a Decolonized Practice of Interfaith Spiritual Care -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Interfaith Spiritual Care Discourse -- 2.3 Six Typical Approaches to Interfaith Spiritual Care -- 2.3.1 Interbeing Approach -- 2.3.2 Healing Welcomer Approach -- 2.3.3 Relational-Ethical Approach -- 2.3.4 Mutuality and Praxis Approach -- 2.3.5 Inter-Riting Approach -- 2.3.6 Linguistic Approach -- 2.4 An Underlying Western Christian Agenda -- 2.5 Interreligious Hospitality -- 2.6 Hospitality and Christian Interfaith Spiritual Care -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Imagining the Hong Kong Diaspora as an Imagined Community through the Lens of Relationality as a Feminist Spiritual... -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Hong Kong Diaspora -- 3.2.1 Diaspora as a Type of Identity Consciousness in the Social Movement -- 3.2.2 Hong Kong Diaspora: Pre-2019 Emigrants -- 3.2.3 Hong Kong Diaspora: Post-2019 Emigrants -- 3.2.3.1 Exile -- 3.2.3.2 Migration -- 3.2.4 Diaspora@home -- 3.2.4.1 Arrestees -- 3.2.4.2 Those Who Stay -- 3.3 Interim Conclusion -- 3.4 Feminist Relationality -- References -- Chapter 4: Telic Eschatology for Myanmar -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Highlights from the Theology of Hope -- 4.2.1 Hope as the Medium of Christian Faith -- 4.2.2 Hope against Hope -- 4.2.3 Hope from Promise for Novum Ultimum -- 4.2.4 Hope Arising from Dialectical Eschatology -- 4.2.5 Futurist Hope for the Present -- 4.3 A Critical Reflection on Moltmann´s Hope -- 4.3.1 Hope as a Natural Human Instinct -- 4.3.2 Hope in God for the Fourfold Horizon -- 4.3.2.1 God as the Coming One -- 4.3.2.2 God as Panentheistic Relationality -- 4.3.2.3 God as Perichoretic Relationality. ; 4.3.3 Hope and the Telos of Creation -- 4.3.3.1 Creatio ex Nihilo -- 4.3.3.2 Hope Provided in Creatio ex Nihilo -- 4.3.3.3 Creatio Nova and Creatio ex Vetere -- 4.3.3.4 The Telos of Creation -- 4.4 Theological Articulation of Telic Eschatology -- 4.4.1 Biblical Narrative as Telic and Theocentric -- 4.4.2 Theology, Eschatology, and Teleology -- 4.4.3 God the Creator, the Lord of History -- 4.4.3.1 God the Creator ex Nihilo -- 4.4.3.2 God the Sovereign Over God´s Creation -- 4.4.3.3 Humans as God´s Coworkers -- 4.5 Telic Eschatology in the Context of Myanmar -- 4.5.1 A Chaos-Bound Situation or a Turning Point? -- 4.5.2 Present Life Shaped by Telic Hope -- 4.5.2.1 Curing Spiritual Nostalgia or Escapism -- 4.5.2.2 Checking the Secularist or Materialist Outlook -- 4.5.2.3 Encouraging Personal-Societal Transformation -- 4.5.3 The Dialectic Between Buddhism and Christianity -- 4.5.3.1 A Focus Shift: Toward Sociopolitical Co-struggles -- 4.5.3.2 Liberation of Religions for Life Together in Diversity -- 4.5.3.3 Emphasis on Respect Rather Than Sameness -- 4.5.4 Refinement of Moltmann´s Negative Hierarchy -- 4.5.4.1 Socio-Religio-Cultural Context of Myanmar -- 4.5.4.2 Theological Arguments for a Hierarchical God -- 4.5.5 Divine Love: The Sole Remedy to a Distorted Hierarchy -- 4.5.5.1 The Teaching to Love and the Grace of Being Loved -- 4.5.5.2 Learning How to Love to Offer ``Being Loved´´ -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: An Exploration of Hong Kong Chinese Spiritual Caregivers´ Understandings of Spirituality -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Background -- 5.2.1 The Health Care Service in Hong Kong -- 5.2.2 Chaplaincy Services in Hong Kong -- 5.3 Spiritual Care in the Chinese-Speaking World -- 5.3.1 Chinese Spirituality -- 5.3.2 The Chinese Language of Spirituality -- 5.3.3 The Holism of Traditional Chinese Medicine. ; 5.3.4 The Holism of the World Health Organization -- 5.4 Understanding Spirituality within Clinical Pastoral Training -- References -- Part II: Spirituality and Personal Transformation -- Chapter 6: A Spiritual Practice Model: The Transformation of Midlife Christian Professionals in Hong Kong -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Context and Background -- 6.3 Conceptual Design of the Model -- 6.3.1 The Concept of Halftime -- 6.3.2 Ignatian Theologians: Sheldrake, Lonergan, Aschenbrenner, and Gallagher -- 6.3.2.1 Sheldrake´s Secular and Active-Practical Everyday Life Spirituality -- 6.3.2.2 Lonergan´s ``Experience, Understand, Judgment, Decision´´ -- 6.3.2.3 Aschenbrenner´s Examen of Consciousness -- 6.3.2.4 Gallagher´s Threefold Paradigm: Awareness, Understanding, and Acting -- 6.3.3 Buddhist Mindful Breathing by Thích Nht Hnh -- 6.4 The Model of Spiritual Practice -- 6.4.1 Simple Meditative Practice -- 6.4.2 Four Biweekly Meditation Foci -- 6.5 Methodology -- 6.5.1 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis -- 6.5.2 Participant Characteristics -- 6.5.3 Limitations of the Sample -- 6.5.4 Method of Data Analysis -- 6.6 Findings from the Spiritual Practice Model -- 6.6.1 Connecting with Self: Knowing Self, Negative Self, and Self-Discovery -- 6.6.2 Connecting with Traumatic Negative Childhood Experience -- 6.6.3 Inner Desire for Change -- 6.6.4 Intimacy with God Through the Sacred -- 6.6.5 Discernment -- 6.6.6 Transformation -- 6.7 The Essence of Spiritual Transformation: Connectedness, Discernment, and Transformation -- 6.7.1 Connectedness with Traumatic and Negative Experience and Sacredness -- 6.7.2 Discernment of the Love of God -- 6.7.3 Transformation -- 6.8 Reflection on the Spiritual Transformation of Leaders -- 6.8.1 A Dynamic Process of Transformation -- 6.8.2 Everyday and Ordinary Life Spirituality. ; 6.8.3 An Interior Journey of Seeing, Acting, and Living -- 6.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Connecting the Mind and the Soul: Mindfulness and the Creation of Spiritual Leaders -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Tathagatagarbha, and Spirituality -- 7.3 Mindfulness, Awareness, and Experience -- 7.4 Shared Experiences -- 7.5 Connectedness -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Toward an Expanded Conception of Power: Exploring the Concept of Moral Empowerment Emerging in the Field of Bahí-In... -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 An Emerging Bahí-Inspired Conceptual Framework for Education -- 8.3 Power as Domination -- 8.4 Education for Political Empowerment -- 8.5 Emerging Expanded Conceptions of Power -- 8.6 A Conception of Power Emerging in Bahí-Inspired Education -- 8.7 Moral Empowerment -- 8.8 Case Study Description -- 8.9 Methods -- 8.10 Preliminary Findings -- 8.10.1 Program Content -- 8.10.2 Program Methodology -- 8.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Authoritative Parenting Style and Youth Religiosity: The Mediating Role of Problem-Solving -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Youth Religiosity -- 9.3 Authoritative Parenting Style and Religiosity -- 9.4 Authoritative Parenting Style and Problem-Solving Strategies -- 9.5 Problem-Solving and Religiosity -- 9.6 Literature Gap and Current Objective -- 9.7 Method -- 9.7.1 Participants and Procedure -- 9.8 Measures -- 9.8.1 The Revised Ways of Coping Checklist -- 9.8.2 Parental Authority Questionnaire -- 9.8.3 Children´s Response Styles Questionnaire -- 9.8.4 Statistical Analysis -- 9.9 Results -- 9.9.1 Descriptive Statistics -- 9.9.2 Mediation Analyses of Study Variables -- 9.10 Discussion -- 9.11 Conclusion -- 9.12 Limitations -- References. ; Chapter 10: Youth Value, Participation, and Social Entrepreneurship: A Study of the Role of Trust, Self-Efficacy, and Civic En... -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Key Concepts -- 10.2.1 Social Entrepreneurship -- 10.2.2 Trust -- 10.2.3 Perceived Self-Efficacy -- 10.2.4 Civic Engagement -- 10.3 Study Questions and Hypotheses -- 10.3.1 Study Questions -- 10.3.2 Hypotheses -- 10.4 Measures -- 10.4.1 General Trust -- 10.4.2 Political Trust -- 10.4.3 Self-Efficacy -- 10.4.4 Civic Engagement -- 10.4.5 Social Entrepreneurship -- 10.5 Methods -- 10.5.1 Procedures -- 10.5.2 Participants -- 10.5.3 Method of Data Analysis -- 10.6 Results -- 10.6.1 Descriptive Statistics and Intercorrelation Analysis -- 10.6.2 Simple Linear Regression Analysis -- 10.6.3 Mediation Effect of Self-Efficacy and Civic Engagement -- 10.7 Discussion -- 10.7.1 The Ambiguous Role of Trust as Social Capital for Youth Social Entrepreneurship -- 10.7.1.1 Trust: A Precondition of Social Capital -- 10.7.1.2 The Role of Institutional Trust -- 10.7.1.3 Distrust Matters? -- 10.7.2 Perception of Individual Ability and Participation Means More -- 10.7.2.1 Self-Efficacy as a Mediating Factor -- 10.7.2.2 Civic Participation as a Mediating Factor -- 10.7.3 Implications for Policymakers: Nurturing Youth Social Entrepreneurs -- 10.7.3.1 Trustworthy Mentor -- 10.7.3.2 Knowledge and Skills for Increasing Self-Efficacy -- 10.7.3.3 Participation -- 10.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Trinitarian Spirituality of Relationality: Toward a Renewed Anthropological Understanding of Christian Women´s Dep... -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Interrogating an Understanding of Depression Using LaCugna´s Trinitarian Relational Spirituality -- 11.2.1 Current Understanding of Depression as an Individualistic Self with Pathology -- 11.2.2 Relational Understanding of a Human Being as a Relational Self and Person. ; 11.2.3 Human Relationality Revised Using Catherine LaCugna´s Trinitarian Theology and Spirituality.
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian Spiritualities and Social Transformation
• ISBN: 981-9926-41-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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