Dispirited
How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy
Published on 29. June 2012
97 pages
978-1-78099-489-5 (ISBN)
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Dave Webster's book is a counter-blast against the culturally accepted norm that spirituality is a vital and important factor in human life. Rejecting the idea of human wellbeing as predicated on the spiritual, the book seeks to identify the toxic impact of spiritual discourses on our lives. Spirituality makes us confused, apolitical and miserable - whether that spirituality is from conventional religious roots, from a new-age buffet of beliefs, or from some re-imagined ancient system of belief. Looking beyond this dismissal, the book looks towards atheistic existentialism, Theravada Buddhism and political engagement as a means to imagine what a post-spiritual world view could look like.
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Dispirited - How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy
How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy
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06/2012
John Hunt Publishing
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By David Webster
Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Rise of Spirituality Spirituality as an alternative to formal religious practice
- Chapter Two The Ancient Wisdom of Post-Modernism The Authenticity Fetish
- Chapter Three The Ghost of the Political Spirit and Community: A patchy history
- Chapter Four Happiness and the Truth of Death The Cult of Happiness
- Conclusion Living Without Spirit
- Notes
