Sensing the Spirit

Name: Sensing the Spirit
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SKU: 9780567706997
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Toward the Future of Religious Life

By Professor Judith A. Merkle

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Drawing on Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, Sensing the Spirit explores how secular culture shapes Christian discipleship and challenges religious congregations. The book argues for renewal beyond post-Vatican II reforms, integrating environmental, sociological, and theological insights. It offers a vision of religious life as a dynamic gift embedded in diverse cultures, responding creatively to contemporary spiritual and communal needs.
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Sensing the Spirit

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Ideal for scholars and practitioners in religious studies, theology, and church leadership, as well as readers interested in the intersection of culture and faith.

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Drawing on the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, Sensing the Spirit examines how secular culture affects both the living of Christian discipleship today and impacts how religious congregations engage in their own renewal and future. It argues that religious communities can do more than improve and fix the out-of-date conditions they encountered in the renewal after Vatican II.

Calling on environmental, sociological and theological insights, this book asks how the ongoing “coming of the Kingdom” in the Spirit brings new gifts for these times, and how congregations might respond beyond restorative or post-Christian solutions to new challenges confronting them. Sensing the Spirit offers a renewed meaning of religious life in secular life and explores the gift it offers and receives from every culture in which it is embedded.

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Praised as a masterful and indispensable examination, the book offers a wise, hope-filled reflection on the challenges facing religious life in secularised contexts. Reviewers highlight its deep theological engagement and its relevance for leaders and members of religious communities seeking renewal in a time of diminished appeal and spiritual transcendence.

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ISBN: 9780567706997

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Judith Merkle is Professor of Religious Studies at Niagara University, USA.

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