Beyond Well–Being – Spirituality and Human Flourishing Miner Dowson Devenish

Beyond Well-BeingSpirituality and Human Flourishing\nAuthor(s): Maureen Miner, Martin Dowson, Stuart Devenish\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781617358050, 978-1617358050\nSynopsis\nThis volume arose out of a deep concern to assist people in their struggle to lead a flourishing life. Fractured, stressed, relationally broken and spiritually empty people may instinctively reach for the supposed panacea of happiness. But happiness is often a transitory state. More stable and worthwhile than the pursuit of happiness is leading a flourishing life. But what is flourishing? Is spirituality necessary for human flourishing and, if so, in what ways might spirituality provide a unique and important contribution to flourishing?\n\nThe volume provides complementary yet diverse accounts of human flourishing. Each account argues that spirituality in general, and Christian spirituality in particular, are vital contri.