The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation by Houtman, Dick
The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation by Houtman, Dick

The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation

Around 20 percent of Americans fall into the category of "spiritual but not religious." Yoga has become...
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Author: Dick Houtman
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The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation by Houtman, Dick

The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation

$650.19
The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation by Houtman, Dick

The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation

$650.19
Author: Dick Houtman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Around 20 percent of Americans fall into the category of "spiritual but not religious." Yoga has become a ubiquitous pastime for middle-class Westerners. Mindfulness is increasingly incorporated into school curricula, sports programs, and even corporate culture. Hollywood icons and Silicon Valley trendsetters tout the benefits of a "spiritual" life. These developments reflect a widespread turn away from "religion" toward "spirituality." Yet the nature of this spiritual turn is still poorly understood, and its consequences sorely underappreciated.

The Shape of Spirituality brings together leading sociologists to challenge common notions that spirituality is individualistic, privatized, and apolitical--and to make the definitive case for its social and political significance. Contributors examine the sweeping influence of spirituality on a variety of realms, including health care and therapeutic practice, popular culture, civic engagement, public protest, conspiracy culture, and progressive politics. Leveraging cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative data, this authoritative book makes clear that, far from being marginal and inconsequential, spirituality holds profound public importance today.

Author: Dick Houtman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 10/15/2024
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780231216852

About the Author

Dick Houtman is professor of sociology of culture and religion at the Center for Sociological Research, University of Leuven. He is the author or editor of many books, most recently Science Under Siege: Contesting the Secular Religion of Scientism (2021).

Galen Watts is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of The Spiritual Turn: The Religion of the Heart and the Making of Romantic Liberal Modernity (2022).
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