The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions is a stimulating collection that summarizes the most important issues, frameworks, discussions and problems relating to spiritually-inspired activities in different fields of social life.

Part 1: IntroductionLaszlo Zsolnai and Bernadette Flanagan: Spirituality in Society and the ProfessionsPart 2: Facets of SpiritualityRalph W. Hood, Jr.: The Psychology of Religion and Spirituality David Rousseau: Spirituality and Philosophy Thomas Dienberg: Spirituality and Theology Imre Lazar: Spirituality and Culture B. Les Lancaster and Ellis H. Linders: Spirituality and Transpersonalism Rosemarie Anderson and Jacqueline Linder: Spirituality and Emergent Research Methods Part 3: NatureElizabeth Allison: Spirituality and Ecology John E. Ikerd: Spirituality and Agriculture Gary L. Chamberlain: Spirituality and Water Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch: Spirituality and Landscape Planning 12 Spirituality and Cities (Brian R. Sinclair, University of Calgary, Canada)Gregory Willson and Alison McIntosh: Spirituality and Tourism Part 4: Home and CommunitySusan Crowther: Birth and Spirituality Adrian-Mario Gellel: Children and Spirituality Peter Jankowski: Spirituality, Couple and Parent-Child RelatingAnna Fedele: Spirituality and Gender Alexandria R. Ebert and Susan H. McFadden: Spirituality and Aging Simon Robinson: Spirituality and Sport György Könczei and Anikó Sándor: Spirituality and Disability Jill Snodgrass: Spirituality and Homelessness Beth R. Crisp: Spirituality and Social Work Daniel Hauge, David Paine, Elizabeth G. Ruffing and Steven Sandage: Spirituality and Interculturality Part 5: HealingAthar Yawar: Spirituality in Medicine Sandhya Chandramohan and R. Bhagwan: Spirituality and Nursing Rachel J. Cullinan and Christopher C.H. Cook: Spirituality and Mental Health Peter Kevern: Spirituality and Dementia Paramabandhu Groves: Spirituality and Addiction Part 6: Economy, Politics, and LawLuk Bouckaert and Laszlo Zsolnai: Spirituality in Economics and Business Carlos Hoevel: Spirituality and International Development Carole L. Jurkiewicz and Robert A. Giacalone: Spirituality and the Workplace Katalin Illes: Spirituality in Management Development Margaret Benefiel and Michelle Abbott: Spirituality and Leadership Dániel Deák: Spirituality and Law Wolfgang Palaver: Spirituality and Politics Jonathan Smith and Ginger Charles: Spirituality and Policing Alastair McIntosh and Matt Carmichael: Spirituality and Social Activism Tilman Bauer: Spirituality and Peace Part 7: Knowledge and EducationPeter Pruzan: Science and Spirituality Stuart Walker: Spirituality and Design Thomas Barrie and Julio Bermudez: Spirituality and Architecture Doirean Wilson: Spirituality and Fashion Rita Ghesquière: Spirituality and Literature James McCullough: Spirituality and the Visual Arts Marcel Cobussen: Spirituality and Music Edmund B Lingan: Spirituality and Theatre Kenneth R. Morefield: Spirituality in MoviesCeleste Snowber: Spirituality and DanceHenk Oosterling: Spirituality and Martial Arts Mark Pearson: Spirituality in Journalism Paola Di Maio: Spirituality in Cyberspace Bernadette Flanagan and Michael O’Sullivan: Spirituality and Education Part 8: Way ForwardBernadette Flanagan and Laszlo Zsolnai: Inter-Spirituality and the Renewal of Social Practices

"In the morally ambiguous workplace of modern corporations, spirituality is a poorly understood topic, and yet one of the most important issues facing organizations today. Lack of spirituality is also a source of many contemporary problems. The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions brings together an impressive array of writers deeply exploring this topic from multiple perspectives and at multiple levels. This book offers the most important concepts, frameworks and examples for understanding spirituality in organizations and society. The book should be of great interest to both researchers and practitioners." - Paul Shrivastava, Professor and Director, Sustainability Institute, Pennsylvania State University, USA, and International Research Chair in Art and Sustainable Enterprise, ICN Business School, France"The immense damage that the relentless search for analytic truth in economic life has caused is now becoming tragically clear as environmental degradation, growing income and political inequality bring about political instability, violence and human suffering. The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions explores and shows how and why spirituality is an indispensable part our lives rather than some 'exogenous' factor that, for the sake of the mathematical elegance of some model, can be safely ignored. This outstanding volume is part of the growing effort of social scientists, philosophers and theologians to find the way out of this catastrophic path by reincorporating into economic thinking what makes us human." - Peter Rona, Fellow, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University, UK"The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions is a fantastic publication which provides a long term vision regarding the importance of spirituality in human lives. The handbook indicates the approaches of spirituality in all social sciences, fine arts, and professions. It establishes some guidelines from which future scholars can extend the frontiers of their work in doing research in various fields." - Manas Chatterji, Professor of Management, Binghamton University, USA, and President, Mahatma Gandhi International Research Center for Conflict Prevention and Management, Bangalore, India