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SPIRITUAL CAPITAL AND THE “GOOD LIFE”

Sociological Spectrum, 2007
The association among values, norms, roles and social structures is one of the major cornerstones of sociology. Since the publication of Bellah and company's Habits of the Heart (1996), more attention has been directed toward moral sociology while Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000) has stimulated discussions about social networks and social capital.
Robert A. Wortham, Carol Barbee Wortham
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Spiritual goods: faith traditions and the practice of business

Choice Reviews, 2001
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CHILDREN'S SPIRITUALITY AND “THE GOOD SHEPHERD EXPERIENCE”

Religious Education, 2004
Abstract This article aims to explore the connections between a religious education curriculum's methodology in the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia and some contemporary theories about children's spirituality. “The Good Shepherd Experience” curriculum is intended for use with 5- and 6-year-old children in the first years of formal ...
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God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology

2022
In this book, Roberto Di Ceglie offers an historical, theological, and epistemological investigation exploring how commitments to God and/or the good generate the optimum condition to achieve knowledge. Di Ceglie criticizes the common belief that to attain knowledge, one must always be ready to replace one's convictions with beliefs that appear to be ...
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Becoming good: The role of spiritual practice

Philosophical Practice: Journal of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association, 2005
Abstract Personal formation using the classical spiritual exercises is an important, but perhaps ignored, aspect of moral development that should interest philosophical counselors. Resisting dysfunctional desires should not be confused with altering such desires. Psychological strategies can help people to develop self-control.
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Peace with spiritual beliefs is essential for good death

BMJ, 2003
A good death means being at peace with one's spiritual beliefs, being free from unpleasant symptoms, and having access to palliative care services, says research by medical …
Mugisha Noleb, Makabayi Rita Kampala
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Spiritual turn. On the commitment to God and the good in epistemology

2021
It is commonly held that the search for truth is successful in proportion to the readiness of truth searchers to put aside their original beliefs and to accept whatever belief will appear to be proven. This view is taken for granted by both philosophers and non-philosophers. I call it mere epistemology.
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Philosophy, the Good Life, and Spirituality

AbstractThis chapter, drawing on the work of the philosopher Pierre Hadot, distinguishes between philosophy as a specialized academic discipline, concerned with careful examination of our concepts, and philosophy as a way of life, concerned with an examination of the overall meaning and purpose of our lives and with the ‘care of the soul’.
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7 Spirituality: Perpetual Progress inthe Good

2007
Abstract This chapter begins with a discussion of how Gregory of Nyssa's spiritual writings have rarely been the subject of extended and systematic theological reflection in English, nor do they seem to have been a useful place of reference for those interested in spirituality from a more practical point of view.
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Philosophy, Spirituality, and the Good Life

Philosophy and Theology, 2012
David McPherson, John Cottingham
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