BASS ten years on: A personal reflection

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Journal for the Study of Spirituality Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20440243.2020.1728869

J. Swinton

引用次数: 8

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article revisits the speech made by John Swinton at the inauguration of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) in January 2010. It argues that some of the difficulties in defining spirituality can be clarified and addressed if we think of spirituality not simply in definitional terms, but in relation to how we use it in practice. It provides a critique of the ways in which ideas about spirituality are constructed, and offers some thoughts as to how we might move away from the search for definitions towards a focus on the impact that spirituality has on the humanness of our practices, including its peace-making potential within fragmented societies.

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BASS十年过去：个人反思

本文回顾了约翰·斯温顿在2010年1月英国精神研究协会（BASS）成立典礼上的演讲。它认为，如果我们不仅仅从定义的角度来看待灵性，而是从我们在实践中如何使用它的角度来思考灵性，那么定义灵性的一些困难就可以得到澄清和解决。它对精神观念的构建方式进行了批判，并就我们如何从寻找定义转向关注精神对我们实践的人性的影响，包括其在支离破碎的社会中创造和平的潜力提供了一些想法。

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Journal for the Study of Spirituality RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： Journal for the Study of Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal which creates a unique interdisciplinary, inter-professional and cross-cultural forum where researchers, scholars and others engaged in the study and practices of spirituality can share and debate the research, knowledge, wisdom and insight associated with spirituality and contemporary spirituality studies. The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) organises a biennial international conference and welcomes enquiries about membership from those interested in the study of spirituality in the UK and worldwide. The journal is concerned with what spirituality means, and how it is expressed, in individuals’ lives and communities and in professional practice settings; and with the impact and implications of spirituality in, and on, social policy, organizational practices and personal and professional development. The journal recognises that spirituality and spiritual values can be expressed and studied in secular contexts, including in scientific and professional practice settings, as well as within faith and wisdom traditions. Thus, Journal for the Study of Spirituality particularly welcomes contributions that: identify new agendas for research into spirituality within and across subject disciplines and professions; explore different epistemological and methodological approaches to the study of spirituality; introduce comparative perspectives and insights drawn from different cultures and/or professional practice settings; aim to apply and develop sustained reflection, investigation and critique in relation to spirituality and spiritual practices; critically examine the values and presuppositions underpinning different forms of spirituality and spiritual practices; incorporate different forms of writing and expressions of spirituality.