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Religion, Spirituality and Everyday Practice
. Ed(S): Giordan, Giuseppe; Swatos, William H., Jr.
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Hardback. Using the term "spiritual" rather than "religious" to describe one's self is far more common among young adults today. This volume examines the potential meanings and consequences associated with this shift by investigating its practice. Editor(s): Giordan, Giuseppe; Swatos, William H., Jr. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRLM; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
The current generation of young adults, at least in the Western world, has shown a marked tendency toward a preference for describing themselves as “spiritual” as contrasted to “religious.” This book seeks to examine the possible meanings and consequences associated with this contrast in terms of the similarities and differences that affect those who use these terms with respect to the everyday practices that they themselves employ or believe should follow from being self-defined as “religious” or “spiritual” – or not. The several chapters in this volume take up the religious-spiritual contrast specifically through investigations into practice: In what ways ... Read more
The current generation of young adults, at least in the Western world, has shown a marked tendency toward a preference for describing themselves as “spiritual” as contrasted to “religious.” This book seeks to examine the possible meanings and consequences associated with this contrast in terms of the similarities and differences that affect those who use these terms with respect to the everyday practices that they themselves employ or believe should follow from being self-defined as “religious” or “spiritual” – or not. The several chapters in this volume take up the religious-spiritual contrast specifically through investigations into practice: In what ways ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400718180
SKU
V9789400718180
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About . Ed(S): Giordan, Giuseppe; Swatos, William H., Jr.
Giuseppe Giordan is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Padua. From 2007 he has served as Secretary of the Sociology of Religion Section of the Italian Sociological Association, and from 2009 as General Secretary of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR/SISR). With Enzo Pace and Luigi Berzano he also edits the Annual Review of the ... Read more
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