{"product_id":"spirituality-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-9780199738755","title":"Spirituality: What It Is and Why It Matters","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Nautilus Silver Award\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique account of spirituality from traditional religion to the present that reveals the common thread that joins Mahayana Buddhism and Hasidic Judaism, the Sufi Rumi and the Catholic St. Thomas a Kempis, people of all faiths and those who are spiritual but not religious. Roger\u003cbr\u003eS. Gottlieb argues that spirituality is the simple but extraordinarily difficult attempt to face life's rigors and disappointments by becoming more mindful, accepting, grateful, compassionate, and lovingly connected to others. These virtues oppose both the social ego's attachment and arrogance, and\u003cbr\u003eany habitual, unreflective religiosity; and the path towards them can be shared equally by people inspired by belief in one God or many, the divinity of nature or the sacredness of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/em\u003e examines the promises and perils of spiritual life as understood both within and outside of traditional faiths, explains the rise of the widespread spiritual detachment from institutional religion, and offers illuminating accounts of yoga, meditation, and prayer. There are also\u003cbr\u003einsightful studies of spirituality's relation to modern medicine, nature and the environmental crisis, and political activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger S. Gottlieb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199738755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger S. Gottlieb\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937646624883,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3cad300d-ba0d-4757-9702-b0e505c3e436.jpg?v=1647994837","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/spirituality-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-9780199738755","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}