{"product_id":"the-shape-of-spirituality-the-public-significance-of-a-new-religious-formation-paperback","title":"The Shape of Spirituality: The Public Significance of a New Religious Formation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDick Houtman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGalen Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick 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 \u003ci\u003eScience Under Siege: Contesting the Secular Religion of Scientism\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGalen Watts is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Turn: The Religion of the Heart and the Making of Romantic Liberal Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457050427570,"sku":"9780231216852","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0b2de96353e4315e8d2aa2d780321d29.webp?v=1778875791","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-shape-of-spirituality-the-public-significance-of-a-new-religious-formation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}