The Christian path in a pluralistic world and the study of spirituality / / Diana L. Villegas

• Autore: Villegas Diana
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (131 p.)
• Disciplina: 248
• Soggetto topico: Spirituality - Study and teaching; Identification (Religion) - Study and teaching; Christianity and culture - Study and teaching; Religious pluralism - Christianity - Study and teaching
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cultural developments in spirituality : postmodern context -- Studying Christian spirituality : changing disciplinary boundaries -- Theology and spirituality in historical perspective -- Religion's role in human culture : relevance for spirituality -- Contemporary spirituality and religious self-understanding : illustrations for study.
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on exploration of boundaries between spirituality and religion this text argues that theological study of spirituality is important for interpretation of the Christian path in a pluralistic world. As a text for the study of Christian spirituality it explores a number of topics as context for the main argument. These include relevant sociological studies, post modern culture, contemporary study of Christian spirituality, and a brief history of the relationship between theology and spirituality.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Christian path in a pluralistic world and the study of spirituality
• ISBN: 979-82-16-32705-9; 1-280-66648-X; 9786613643414; 0-7391-6813-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910954308003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II