Spaces for the Sacred: Place, Memory, and Identity

Sheldrake, Philip

ISBN 10: 0801868610 / ISBN 13: 9780801868610

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

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2001. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spaces for the Sacred: Place, Memory, and Identity
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801868610
• ISBN 13: 9780801868610
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

In Spaces for the Sacred, Philip Sheldrake brilliantly reveals the connection between our rootedness in the places we inhabit and the construction of our personal and religious identities. Based on the prestigious Hulsean Lectures he delivered at the University of Cambridge, Sheldrake's book examines the sacred narratives which derive from both overtly religious sites such as cathedrals, and secular ones, like the Millennium Dome, and it suggests how Christian theological and spiritual traditions may contribute creatively to current debates about place.

About the Author

Philip Sheldrake is vice-principal and academic director of Sarum College, Salisbury, and honorary professor at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and visiting professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books, including Spirituality and History.