The curve of the sacred : : an exploration of human spirituality / / Constantin V. Ponomareff and Kenneth A. Bryson.
This interdisciplinary book examines the nature of spirituality and the role it plays in the search for meaning. Spirituality is a loving tendency towards the sacred. In a secular environment, the sacred is taken to be a power greater than self. In a religious environment, the Sacred refers to God,...
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| Superior document: | Value inquiry book series ; 178 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Value inquiry book series ;
v. 178. Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This interdisciplinary book examines the nature of spirituality and the role it plays in the search for meaning. Spirituality is a loving tendency towards the sacred. In a secular environment, the sacred is taken to be a power greater than self. In a religious environment, the Sacred refers to God, or Higher Power. The book examines the developments of the s/Sacred in great works of art and literature, as well as in medicine, theology, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Spirituality also functions as an unloving tendency towards disunity, or a force for evil.The first part of the book exami |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9401203202 1429468149 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Constantin V. Ponomareff and Kenneth A. Bryson. |