SCM Studyguide to Religious and Spiritual Experience

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Spiritual, religious, sacred, or mystical experiences may be broadly defined as subjective human experiences that appear to the person undergoing them, or to others, to convey or imply contact with or knowledge about a transcendent power, presence, or superior reality beyond the realm of the physical. Research has shown that these forms of awareness of ‘something beyond’ are of considerable significance in the ordinary lives of very many people, as well as being elements of signal importance in the origin and development of religion: not least by deepening characteristically spiritual or religious attitudes, emotions, beliefs, values and practices, along with fundamental orientations of life and quests for meaning. This Studyguide provides a succinct and lucid introduction to the subject for those studying and teaching religion at both undergraduate and GCE AS/A level. By exploring the key areas of both the empirical and theoretical study of religious and spiritual experience, the Studyguide will serve as an accessible and nonpartisan guide to enable its readers to explore the range of challenging data, debates, approaches, and issues that relate to the study of this widespread and significant phenomenon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-03-31
Mått:172 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt:538 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SCM Study Guide
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:SCM Press
ISBN:9780334057963

Utforska kategorier

Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jeff Astley is the Alister Hardy Professor of Religious and Spiritual Experience, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, and Honorary Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.

Recensioner i media

"This is the best introductory resource for studying religious and spiritual experiences ever created. Jeff Astley is a reliable guide to complicated terrain and gifted at introducing beginners to the fascinating landscape."

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction viiAcknowledgements xiiiPart 1 Definitions 11. Defining the Terms: Experience, Religious Experience, Spiritual Experience 3Part 2 Data 172. The Characterization, Classification and Reporting of Religious and Spiritual Experiences 193. Qualitative and Quantitative Research 274. Categories of Religious and Spiritual Experiences: From Mysticism to NDEs 37Part 3 Debates 555. Experience and Experiences 576. Triggers and Facilitators 677. Experience and Fruits 758. Experience and Interpretation 839. Objectivity and Veridicality 10310. Evidence and Argument 11511. Challenges of Diversity and Naturalistic Explanations 12312. Religious Experience and Religious Language 13513. Religious Experience and Revelation 14814. Gender Issues 162Part 4 Disciplines, Doubters and Defenders 16915. The Psychology of Religious and Spiritual Experience 17116. Religious and Spiritual Experience in Scripture 17917. Religious and Spiritual Experience in the Christian Tradition 19318. The Theology of Religious and Spiritual Experience 20519. The Philosophy of Religious and Spiritual Experience 21620. The Anthropology and Sociology of Religious andSpiritual Experience 226Appendix: Religious and Spiritual Experiences and Neuroscience 244References 247Index of Subjects 273Index of Names 299