Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction

• Written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality
• Looks at the impact of spirituality on religion and philosophy, but also on anthropology and psychology
• Considers the historical foundations of spirituality in the major world religions
• Explores the concept of the spiritual 'experience' and considers the impact and transformation it has on society
• Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over five million copies sold worldwide

Readership: General readers; professionals; students and academics in the fields of spirituality, religion, and theology as well as philosophy and anthropology.

Philip Sheldrake, Senior Research Fellow in the Cambridge Theological Federation, Honorary Professor of the University of Wales, and a regular visiting professor in the United States.

Professor Philip Sheldrake is currently Senior Research Fellow in the Cambridge Theological Federation (Westcott House), Honorary Professor of the University of Wales, and a regular visiting professor in the United States. He is also a member of the Guerrand-Hermès Forum for the Interreligious Study of Spirituality. Philip Sheldrake co-founded and directed (1984-94) the Institute of Spirituality, Heythrop College University of London. He is on the editorial boards of three international academic journals. For the last twenty five years he has been a leading figure in the field of spirituality as an interdisciplinary area of study.

Introduction
1: Types and traditions
2: Spirituality as experience
3: Spirituality as way of life
4: Spirituality in society
5: Spirituality versus religion?
Conclusion