Religions of the World: Spirituality and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781792438202 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021

Michael Lees

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Human beings have traditionally turned towards religion during times of extreme stress and uncertainty very similar to our present day. Religions proffer leading a life of spirituality and practice as being transformative for ourselves, communities and the planet. Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice provides a contemporary approach to the study of world religions drawing on teachings from Eastern, Western, and indigenous traditions including mysticism. What are the transformational experiences offered an individual found within the teachings, paradigms, and practices of religious traditions? How do religions foster a sense of connection with societies, Earth, and the cosmos as a whole?This book encapsulates 20 years of teaching Religions of the World courses at the college level. Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice highlights the intersectionality of religion, spirituality, and practice using a personal, social, and ecological lens.

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• Dedication of Merit
• Part One: RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND PRACTICE
• Introduction to World Religions: Spirituality and Practice
• Building Foundation and Consensus
• What Is Religion?
• What Is Spirituality?
• Religion and/or Spirituality?
• What Is Practice?
• Three Purposes of Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Spiritual Ecoliteracy, Religion, and the Three Practice Lenses in Religion
• Part Two: EASTERN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
• Hinduism
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Buddhism
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Taoism and Confucianism
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Confucianism
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Part Three: WESTERN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
• Judaism
• Profiles in Contemporary Judaism
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Christianity
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Islam
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Part Four: INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS
• Indigenous Traditions
• Profiles in Contemporary Practice
• Personal
• Social
• Ecological
• Conclusion
• Part Five: MYSTICISM: SPIRITUALITY AND PRACTICE
• Mysticism
• What Is Mysticism?
• Mysticism, Spirituality, and Practice
• Personal, Social, and Ecological Mysticism
• Conclusion
• Part Six: REFLECTION EXERCISES
• Professor Mike's Sit-for-5 Exercise
• At One with the Cosmos
• Exploring Spiritual Ecoliteracy
• What's Happening in Your Community?
• Ask the Teacher
• Thinking in Terms of Cosmos and Planetary Inter-Being
• References