Being Spiritual But Not Religious Past Present Futures 1st Edition William B Parsons Ed by William B. Parsons (ed.) 9781315107431, 1315107430 instant download after payment.

In its most general sense, the phrase “Spiritual but Not Religious” denotes
those who, on one hand, are disillusioned with traditional institutional
religion and, on the other hand, feel that those same traditions contain deep
wisdom about the human condition. This edited collection speaks to what
national surveys agree is a growing social phenomenon referred to as the
“Spiritual but Not Religious Movement” (SBNRM).
Each chapter of the volume engages the past, present, and future(s) of
the SBNRM. Their collective contribution is analytic, descriptive, and
prescriptive, taking stock of not only the various analyses of the SBNRM
to date but also the establishment of a new ground on which the continued
academic discussion can take place.
This volume is a watershed in the growing academic and public interest
in the SBNRM. As such, it will vital reading for any academic involved in
Religious Studies, Spirituality, and Sociology.
William B. Parsons is Professor of Religion at Rice University. His
publications include The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling (1999); Religion
and Psychology: Mapping the Terrain (2001); Teaching Mysticism
(2010); Mourning Religion (2008); Freud and Augustine in Dialogue:
Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (2013);
and dozens of articles in multiple journals and edited books. He has served
as Chair of the Department of Religion and Director of the Humanities
Research Center at Rice University and as Editor (the psychology of religion
section) with Religious Studies Review and has been a fellow at the Martin
Marty Center of the University of Chicago and at the Institute for Advanced
Studies at Hebrew University.