Spirituality for the godless: Buddhism, humanism, and religion
Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. But what kind of spirituality is possible in the absence of religion? In this book, Michael McGhee shows how religious traditions and secular humanism func...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious philosophy
/ Humanism
/ Buddhism
/ Atheism
/ Spirituality
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Humanism Philosophy B Buddhism B Religion Philosophy B Atheism Philosophy |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. But what kind of spirituality is possible in the absence of religion? In this book, Michael McGhee shows how religious traditions and secular humanism function as 'schools of wisdom' whose aim is to expose and overcome the forces that obstruct justice. He examines the ancient conception of philosophy as a form of ethical self-inquiry and spiritual practice conducted by a community, showing how it helps us to reconceive the philosophy of religion in terms of philosophy as a way of life. McGhee discusses the idea of a dialogue between religion and atheism in terms of Buddhist practice and demonstrates how a non-theistic Buddhism can address itself to theistic traditions as well as to secular humanism. His book also explores how to shift the centre of gravity from religious belief towards states of mind and conduct. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 199 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 1316678237 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781316678237 |