Philosophy and the Spiritual Life

This book breaks new ground for the philosophy of religion by showcasing work that engages with the lived reality of the spiritual life.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Preface
1 The spiritual life and philosophy: a historical and contemporary orientation
Rhett Gayle, Victoria S. Harrison, and Tyler Dalton McNabb
PART I Spiritual practice and philosophical understanding
2 Beginning with the spiritual life
Mark R. Wynn
3 Engagement, immersion, and enactment: the role of spiritual practice in religious belief
John Cottingham
4 Philosophy as a spiritual exercise: some ethical and aesthetic reflections
Douglas Hedley
PART II Philosophical reflections on living a spiritual life
5 The unexamined life is not worth living: examination of conscience and philosophy as a way of life
Daniel D. de Haan
6 Blinding darkness: or, whose being is this, anyway?
Gwen Griffith-Dickson
7 A pluralist account of spiritual exemplarity
Ian James Kidd
8 Self-transformation and spiritual exemplars
Victoria S. Harrison and Rhett Gayle
PART III Philosophical problems concerning the spiritual life
9 The problem of the self-ascription of sainthood
Gorazd Andrej¿
10 Boredom and divine infinity
Jonathan Hill
11 Desire and the spiritual life
Fiona Ellis

About the author

Victoria S. Harrison is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Macau, China. Until 2016, she was Reader in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, where she directed the Forum for Philosophy and Religion.
Tyler Dalton McNabb is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Francis University, Pennsylvania.

Summary

This book breaks new ground for the philosophy of religion by showcasing work that engages with the lived reality of the spiritual life.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria S. (University of Macau Harrison
• Assisted by: Victoria S. Harrison (Editor), Harrison Victoria S. (Editor), Tyler Dalton McNabb (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367512019
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51201-9
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Philosophy of religion