Paper Profile
RELS213 Not taught in 2010
Contemporary Spiritualities
20 Points
Aim/Objectives
Many recent studies report that it is becoming increasingly common for individuals to assert that they are not "religious" - but that they are "spiritual". This paper explores this growing trend by investigating the way in which spirituality is manifest in contemporary Western society. The course begins by providing an overview of theories of religious change and then introduces the student to the major mystical traditions that have provided the inspiration for many of the contemporary spiritual movements. It also investigates the influence of developments in the field of consciousness research and Counter Culture spirituality on contemporary spiritual philosophies. Having explored the roots of the contemporary spiritualities, the second half of the course focuses on such movements as "New Age", various forms of neo-Paganism, neo-Shamanism, and finally explores the growing spiritual interest in science with particular emphasis on quantum theory. On completion of this paper, the student gains a far greater understanding of the nature of spirituality, the many ways in which it is being expressed in contemporary Western society, and the underlying philosophies that have shaped it.
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Assessment
Internal assessment/examination ratio: 1 : 0
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Contact
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Margaret Coldham-Fussell |
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