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Religious and Non-Religious Perspectives on Happiness and Wellbeing book cover

1st Edition

Religious and Non-Religious Perspectives on Happiness and Wellbeing

Edited By Sharada Sugirtharajah Copyright 2022
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge
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This book explores the theme of happiness and well-being from religious, spiritual, philosophical, psychological, humanistic, and health perspectives. Taking a non-binary approach, it considers how happiness in particular has been understood and appropriated in religious and non-religious strands of thought. The chapters offer incisive insight from a variety of perspectives, including humanism,... Read more

Introduction

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1 Humanism and the pursuit of happiness

Andrew Copson

2 Happiness and Wellbeing in Positive Psychology: An Evaluation and Examination with a Focus on the Virtues of Gratitude and Hope

Liz Gulliford

3 Why I am happy to feel sad

Linda Gask

4 Happiness and Health

Paula McGee

5 Happiness and Judaism

Simon Dein

6 Happiness and Wellbeing in Christianity

David McLoughlin

7 Happiness and Wellbeing in Muslim Scripture

Amir Dastmalchian

8 Buddhism and human flourishing – key ideas and motifs

Peter Harvey

9 Happiness and Wellbeing from a Daoist Perspective

Yanxia Zhao

10 Understanding Happiness: A Hindu Perspective

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11 Religiosity and Happiness: Much Ado About Nothing

Ryan Cragun and David Speed

Conclusion

Sharada Sugirtharajah

Biography

Sharada Sugirtharajah is Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, England.

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