Spirituality And The Good Life

Author : David McPherson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107133009
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and the Good Life written by David McPherson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosophical exploration of the relationships between spirituality, well-being, religion, and philosophy, examining specific spiritual practices and spiritually informed virtues.

Author : David McPherson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110836361X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and the Good Life written by David McPherson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad philosophical study of the nature of spirituality and its relationship to human well-being, addressing an area of contemporary philosophy that has been largely underexplored. David McPherson brings together a team of scholars to examine the importance of specific spiritual practices (including prayer, contemplation, and ritual observance) and spiritually informed virtues (such as piety, humility, and existential gratitude) for 'the good life'. This volume also considers and exemplifies how philosophy itself, when undertaken as a humanistic rather than scientistic enterprise, can be a spiritual exercise and part of a spiritual way of life. Clarifying key concepts, and engaging with major religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism, this book will appeal to students and scholars from various disciplines, including theology, sociology, and psychology, as well as to philosophers, ethicists, and other readers who are interested in modern spiritual life.

Author : Sophie Golding
Publisher : Vie
ISBN 13 : 1787833917
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality written by Sophie Golding and published by Vie. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect to your inner self and the world around you and enjoy a new sense of peace and happiness. This stunning book will help you along your own spiritual journey, by introducing you to traditions, philosophies and practices which have the power to open your heart and broaden your mind. Along with tips on how to practise spirituality in your everyday life, this book provides the stepping stones to a more fulfilling life.

Author : Lama Marut
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1582703736
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life written by Lama Marut and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, a guide of insightful lessons, meditations, and exercises designed for happiness and the good life. Incorporates Microsoft tags within each chapter to give the reader bonus video material, as well as action plans designed for unpackaged happiness.

Author : Richard M. Gula
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809138593
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Good Life written by Richard M. Gula and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the Christian moral life that is concerned with the kind of persons we ought to be and the kind of life we ought to live by virtue of our commitment to God in Christ and through the Spirit.

Author : Oprah Winfrey
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250054079
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What I Know For Sure written by Oprah Winfrey and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's only African-American billionaire, and been awarded both an honorary degree by Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From all her experiences, she has gleaned life lessons—which, for fourteen years, she's shared in O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know For Sure" column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation. Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure, a beautiful cloth bound book with a ribbon marker, packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme—joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power—these essays offer a rare, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women—while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.

Author : David McPherson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108365175
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and the Good Life written by David McPherson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad philosophical study of the nature of spirituality and its relationship to human well-being, addressing an area of contemporary philosophy that has been largely underexplored. David McPherson brings together a team of scholars to examine the importance of specific spiritual practices (including prayer, contemplation, and ritual observance) and spiritually informed virtues (such as piety, humility, and existential gratitude) for 'the good life'. This volume also considers and exemplifies how philosophy itself, when undertaken as a humanistic rather than scientistic enterprise, can be a spiritual exercise and part of a spiritual way of life. Clarifying key concepts, and engaging with major religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism, this book will appeal to students and scholars from various disciplines, including theology, sociology, and psychology, as well as to philosophers, ethicists, and other readers who are interested in modern spiritual life.

Author : Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195312133
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality for the Skeptic written by Robert C. Solomon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining the ideas of great thinkers from Kafka to Socrates, this text arrives at an alternative vision of spirituality, one that is non-dogmatic and practical, that should appeal to many seekers looking to make sense of the human condition.

Author : Luc Ferry
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226244539
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is the Good Life? written by Luc Ferry and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has inquiry into the meaning of life become outmoded in a universe where the other-worldiness of religion no longer speaks to us as it once did, or, as Nietzsche proposed, where we are now the creators of our own value? Has the ancient question of the "good life" disappeared, another victim of the technological world? For Luc Ferry, the answer to both questions is a resounding no. In What Is the Good Life? Ferry argues that the question of the meaning of life, on which much philosophical debate throughout the centuries has rested, has not vanished, but at the very least the question is posed differently today. Ferry points out the pressures in our secularized world that tend to reduce the idea of a successful life or "good life" to one of wealth, career satisfaction, and prestige. Without deserting the secular presuppositions of our world, he shows that we can give ourselves a richer sense of life's possibilities. The "good life" consists of harmonizing life's different forces in a way that enables one to achieve a sense of personal satisfaction in the realization of one's creative abilities.

Author : James Hollis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101216697
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life written by James Hollis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it really mean to be a grown up in today’s world? We assume that once we “get it together” with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and is rarely the respite of stability we expected. Turbulent emotional shifts can take place anywhere between the age of thirty-five and seventy when we question the choices we’ve made, realize our limitations, and feel stuck— commonly known as the “midlife crisis.” Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood aren’t quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering wisdom to anyone facing a career that no longer seems fulfilling, a long-term relationship that has shifted, or family transitions that raise issues of aging and mortality, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development.