Spirituality and Deep Connectedness - Views on Being Fully Human

This collection of essays by respected scholars and practitioners in diverse fields in academic, healthcare, social justice, and interfaith contexts addresses alternatives to the prevailing notion of spirituality as a purely private matter, and makes a case for living spiritually through deep and genuine engagement with others.

List of contents

Introduction: Resuscitating Spirit
Michael C. Brannigan

1. From the Cave to Enlightenment
Richard White
2. Spirituality in Higher Education
Fran Grace
3. Spirituality in Healthcare: Caring for the Patient as a Unity of Mind, Body, and Spirit
Wayne Shelton
4. The Quality of Mercy
Daniel K. Hall-Flavin
5. Gotta Serve Somebody: Dorothy Day, Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice
Fred Boehrer
6. Gandhi's Experiments in Spiritual Disciplines: Hermeneutic to Disrupt Structures of Violence and to Create Interfaith Understanding
Veena R. Howard
7. Zen: One Breath at a Time
Frank Bryce McCluskey

Conclusion: Spirituality and Moral Grit
Michael C. Brannigan

About the author

Michael C. Brannigan is Dean of Spiritual Life and the George and Jane Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values at the College of Saint Rose.

Summary

This collection of essays by respected scholars and practitioners in diverse fields in academic, healthcare, social justice, and interfaith contexts addresses alternatives to the prevailing notion of spirituality as a purely private matter, and makes a case for living spiritually through deep and genuine engagement with others.

Product details

• Authors: Michael C. Brannigan
• Assisted by: Michael C Brannigan (Editor), Michael C. Brannigan (Editor), Brannigan Michael C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781498565929
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6592-9
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Buddhism / Zen, Spiritualism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Christianity, Psychology: emotions, Chakras, auras & spiritual energy, Zen Buddhism, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Chakras, auras and spiritual energy, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity