Religious studies, theology, and human flourishing /
"Religious Studies, Theology, and Human Flourishing explores the implications of religious studies and theology for well-being, illuminating connections between theory, pedagogy, and practice with nuance and depth. The contributors to this volume have constructed and critiqued various conceptua...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Humanities and human flourishing.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Religious Studies, Theology, and Human Flourishing explores the implications of religious studies and theology for well-being, illuminating connections between theory, pedagogy, and practice with nuance and depth. The contributors to this volume have constructed and critiqued various conceptualizations of well-being and different approaches to its cultivation, both inside and outside of the classroom. From India to the American Bible Belt, this volume provides a variety of perspectives on approaches to the cultivation of well-being, including formations of the ideal life and the perfect death in antiquity and modernity in the Muslim world; constructions of existential meaning, purpose, and goodness in pastoral theology, care, and counseling; and skepticism surrounding understandings of religion and spirituality in positive psychology, among others"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 193 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197658369 0197658369 0197658350 9780197658352 9780197658543 0197658547 |