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A World Transfigured -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: The Concept of Mysticism -- Chapter One: What Is Mysticism? -- Chapter Two: Mysticism and Beliefs -- Part Two: Five Dimensions of Mysticism -- Chapter Three: Love and Desire -- Chapter Four: Knowing and Unknowing -- Chapter Five: Wonder and Beauty -- Chapter Six: Mysticism and Everyday Practice -- Chapter Seven: The Mystic as Radical Prophet -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Definitions and methods of study -- What is spirituality? -- How do we study spirituality? -- Spirituality and mysticism -- Spirituality, beliefs, and spiritual practice -- Leading a spiritual life -- Jewish spirituality -- Christian spirituality -- Spirituality in Islam -- Hindu spirituality -- Buddhist spirituality -- Secular approaches to spirituality -- Secular spirituality and contemporary perspectives

A Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective. Contains thought-provoking theological and spiritual reflections on city-making by a leading scholarUnites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theologyAddresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimagePresents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred sp

"It is a striking aspect of contemporary western culture that, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, there has been a growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts. Indeed, spirituality is sometimes contrasted favorably with religion, which many people see (for good or ill) as an off-putting amalgam of dogma, moralism, institutions, buildings, and hierarchies. This Very Short Introduction, written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality, explores the historical foundations of spirituality and considers how it came to have the significance it has today. The notion of spirituality, Philip Sheldrake notes, expresses the fact that many people are driven by goals that concern more than material satisfaction. Broadly, it refers to the deepest values and sense of meaning by which people seek to live. Sometimes these values are conventionally religious. Sometimes they are associated with what is understood as "the sacred" in a broader sense--that is, of ultimate rather than merely instrumental importance. Looking at spirituality in religion, philosophy, anthropology, and psychology, Sheldrake sheds light on the concept of the spiritual "experience" and considers the impact and transformation it can have on individuals and on society."--Publisher's website

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