Spiritual Revolution

by Paul Heelas, Linda Woodhead, Bronislaw Szerszynski, et al.

Book Overview

Comparing existing evidence from the USA and Europe, with a UK-based study of religion and spirituality, this fascinating book addresses the most pressing question in the study of religion today: are new forms of spirituality overtaking traditional forms of religion? Based on the detailed study of religion and spirituality in Kendal, UK Compares pioneering findings from Kendal with existing evidence from the USA and Europe Provides a theoretical perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405119586
• ISBN13: 9781405119580
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating, but too much research for the general reader

The book attempts to study the rise of spirituality through the in depth study of one community, its different "religious" and "spiritual" practices and their change over time. For those who are just interested in the general theory-- that "subjectavism" has caused the attractiveness of new pratices -- the detailed information about the specific community is a bit cumbersome, but probably necessary for specialists who need to be convinced that the thesis is true.