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Spirituality is, in a narrow sense, a concern with matters of the spirit. The spiritual, concerning as it does eternal verities regarding Man's ultimate nature, is often contrasted with the temporal or the worldly. The central defining characteristic of spirituality is a sense of connection to a much greater whole which includes an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence. As with some forms of religion, the emphasis of spirituality is often on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual.
The spiritual and the religious
An important distinction needs to be made between spirituality in religion and spirituality as opposed to religion.
In recent years, spirituality in religion often carries connotations of the believer's faith being more personal, less dogmatic, more open to new ideas and myriad influences, and more pluralistic than the faiths of established religions. It also can connote the nature of a believer's personal relationship or "connection" with their god or belief system, as opposed to the general relationship with the Deity understood to be shared by all members of that faith.
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Tracing The Roots Of 'Irish Madness'
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:32:00 -0400
For five generations, Patrick Tracey's family has been plagued by what he calls "a perfect storm of schizophrenia." In his new book, Stalking Irish Madness, he traces his family lineage — and the roots of the disease — all the way back to Ireland.
Writer Ethan Canin Tackles The American Dream
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:52:00 -0400
America America is an ambitious, old-fashioned novel about politics, power and class in a small, upstate New York town. The Nixon-era tale is Canin's sixth book.
Library Of America Honors Overshadowed Writer
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:05:00 -0400
During 40 years as fiction editor of the New Yorker magazine, William Maxwell worked with luminaries like Vladimir Nabokov and John Cheever. His own writings were often overshadowed by his job — but now they've been reissued by the Library of America to mark the centennial of his birth. NPR's Jacki Lyden finds out more about the man and his words.
A Nation Divided In 'Nixonland'
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:14:00 -0400
Rick Perlstein's book, Nixonland, combines an evocative trip through the 1960s and early 1970s with an assessment of the impact of Richard Nixon's political career. Perstein argues that many of the deep political divisions in modern American politics were defined by that period, and exploited effectively by Nixon.
Europe On The Cheap? Voila: A Grand Literary Tour
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:47:00 -0400
A dollar won't buy you much in Europe these days. But three books set on the continent offer a full immersion in "la dolce vita" — at minimal cost.
Lincoln's Strategy To Turn Rivals Into Allies
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:52:00 -0400
After he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln brought three of his rivals for the Republican nomination into his cabinet. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals, recounts the life and work of our 16th president — and the principal characters of his administration.
Chicken Soup for the Soul - Listing of the inspirational books by Jack Canfield, with a forum and story submission guidelines.
Meta Description: [ Chicken Soup for the Soul, Motivational speakers, books, seminars, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and the others, on self esteem, peak performance, facilitation skills, and more ]
DeepSpirit - Samples of the non-fiction works and excerpts of novel of philosopher Christian de Quincey .
Meta Description: [ Deep Spirit explores the fine line between philosophy and mysticism, science and spirituality, reason and intuition.
Giving voice to the ineffable. ]
Heart of the Goddess: Hallie Iglehart Austen - Features excerpts from her art, myth, and meditations on the Sacred Feminine.
Meta Description: [ Heart of the Goddess ]
Prefontaine, Janine - Contains synopses, extracts, and an author biography.
Richard S. Nystrom Senior and his Work - Featuring the book: G.O.D.: A Guide to Understanding God's Universal Software and other works.
Rudolf Steiner - Brief information on the Austrian author and his contributions to anthroposophy.
Susan Kramer - More than 40 on-line collections and over 100 articles on being happy and in harmony. Sections for children, teens, adults and the educationally challenged. Some German translations included.
Meta Description: [ Collections and articles on practical spirituality and rhythmic dance for everyone., A philanthropic educational site hosting work from many authors. ]
The Grand Design - Excerpts from books by Patrick Francis (Paddy McMahon), extracts from reviews, and seminar information.
Meta Description: [ These books explore life in all its aspects both in the physical world and in spirit. They explain how we came to inhabit physical bodies and what happens to us when we die; and they provide facts, concepts and suggestions designed to help us, in cooperation with our guides/guardian angels if we ... ]
The William Irwin Thompson World Wide Web Site - A scholarly webpage about the works of this cultural historian.
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