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Many forms of present-day Western spirituality contribute to people's well-being, whereas others have raised criticism. The study of these different forms is, however, complicated by their continuously diverging practices and ideas. By bringing to bear a multidisciplinary approach, the ten specialists of this volume are able to analyze diverse new instances of spirituality, e.g. in religious contexts (Buddhism, Christianity), popular use, organizations and enterprises, (alternative) health service, and works of art. Most contributions also discuss methods and theories. In their editorial chapters, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen show the remarkable overlaps in the approaches, definitions and evaluations of the contributions in this volume and provide a theoretical framework. Both the fresh analyses and the theoretical reflections in this volume point the way to new approaches in this field of study.
Contributors include: Jerry Biberman, Mark Elliott, Miguel Farias, Johan Goud, Paul Heelas, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, Hubert Knoblauch, Peter Nissen, Paul van der Velde
Contents
List of Contributors ... vii
Preface ... ix
Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, and Peter Nissen
Introduction: Present-Day Spiritualities in Confessional, Popular, Professional and Aesthetic Contexts: Contrasts or Overlap? ... 1
Elisabeth Hense
PART ONE
SPIRITUALITY IN RELIGIONS
What Is 'Spiritual' in ModernWestern Buddhism? ... 21
Paul van der Velde
Current Forms of Christian Spirituality ... 43
Elisabeth Hense
Old Forms, New Motives? Spirituality in Traditional Forms of Catholic Popular Devotion ... 63
Peter Nissen
Popular Spirituality ... 81
Hubert Knoblauch
Spirituality in Organizations: Parallels with Spirituality in Other Disciplines—Toward a Coherent Theory ... 103
Jerry Biberman
CAM: Healing the Person, Spiritual Humanism, and the Cultivation of Humanity ... 113
Paul Heelas
Spirituality and Eroticism: Corpus Mysticum in Contemporary Dutch Literature ... 141
Johan Goud
PART TWO
DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO SPIRITUALITY
Overlap and Contrasts between Forms of Spirituality from a Theological Perspective ... 163
Mark W. Elliott
Inside the Spiritual Mind: Cognitive Implications of Spiritual versus Religious Engagement ... 181
Miguel Farias
Explorations in the Border Region of Religious and Secular Spiritualities from the Perspective of Religious Studies ... 197
Frans Jespers
Epilogue: Some Remarkable Overlaps in the Study of Present-Day Spiritualities ... 219
Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, and Peter Nissen
Index of Names ... 225
