新スピリチュアリティ入門 The New Spirituality : An Introduction to Progressive Belief in the Twenty-first Century

Lynch, Gordon

I.B. Tauris（2007/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781845114145
• DDC分類 299.34

基本説明

Offers a clear and engaging analysis of the cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structuers of this new faith, assessing its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary western society.

Full Description

Much attention has been given in recent writings about religion to fundamentalism and the 'religious right'. But less attention has been given to their opposite - the emergence of a new generation of progressive religious thinkers and organisations on the 'religious left'. "The New Spirituality" is one of the first books to give a comprehensive and authoritative account of this burgeoning progressive religious movement. It offers a clear and engaging analysis of the cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structures of this new faith, assessing its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary western society. Gordon Lynch argues that we are witnessing the rise of a new religious ideology which reveres the natural world, connects religious faith with novel scientific theories, and has a forward-looking agenda for society's transformation. Produced by one of Britain's leading writers on the changing patterns of modern religion, "The New Spirituality" will be essential reading for students attempting to understand the shape of religious belief in the twenty-first century.

Contents

Much attention has been given in recent writings about religion to
fundamentalism and the 'religious right'. But less attention has been given to their
opposite - the emergence of a new generation of progressive religious thinkers
and organisations on the 'religious left'. The New Spirituality is one of the first
books to give a comprehensive and authoritative account of this burgeoning
progressive religious movement. It offers a clear and engaging analysis of the
cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structures of this new faith, assessing
its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary
western society. Gordon Lynch argues that we are witnessing the rise of a new
religious ideology which reveres the natural world, connects religious faith with
novel scientific theories, and has a forward-looking agenda for society's
transformation. The New Spirituality will be essential reading for students
attempting to understand the shape of religious belief in the twenty-first century.