Dispirited - How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy: How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy

by David Webster

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Dave Websters 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.
  • ISBN10 1846947022
  • ISBN13 9781846947025
  • Publish Date 29 June 2012
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint John Hunt Publishing
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 98
  • Language English