Spaces for the sacred : place, memory, and identity / Philip Sheldrake.

Main entry:

Sheldrake, Philip.

Title & Author:

Spaces for the sacred : place, memory, and identity / Philip Sheldrake.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Description:

214 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-208) and index.
1. A Sense of Place 1 -- 2. Place in Christian Tradition 33 -- 3. The Eucharist and Practising Catholic Place 64 -- 4. The Practice of Place: Monasteries and Utopias 90 -- 5. The Mystical Way: Transcending Places of Limit 119 -- 6. Re-Placing the City? 147.

Summary:

"In his new book Philip Sheldrake suggests how Christian theological and spiritual traditions may contribute constructively to current debates about 'place'. Examining the definition of 'place' as a human construct, he explores the ambivalence of Christianity towards the idea, and suggests a number of positive theological trajectories. He then addresses 'the practice of place' with reference to monasticism and utopias, Christian mysticism and the theme of journey and, finally, the meaning of the human city, where his readers are invited to explore a positive vision for its future." "Based on the Hulsean Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge in 2000, this book offers ideas and perspectives rather than a systematic thesis, and is aimed at both academic and non-specialist audiences."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0801868610 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780801868610 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Sacred space.
Spiritual life Christianity.
Lieux sacrés.
Vie spirituelle Christianisme.
Christentum
Spiritualität
Kultstätte
Heiligtum

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220231
Call No.: BV895 .S4 2001
Status: Available

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