Religious and Non-Religious Perspectives on Happiness and Wellbeing

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 demonstrates that there are concurrences across religious and non-religious perspectives on happiness that provide a common ground for further cross-cultural and interreligious exploration.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate theme of happiness and well-being, drawing upon a diverse range of religious, spiritual, philosophical, psychological, humanistic, and health perspectives. Employing a non-binary approach, it examines how happiness has been understood and embraced across religious and non-religious traditions. The chapters provide insightful commentary from various viewpoints, including humanism, atheism, and major religions such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism. Together, these chapters showcase that, despite profound differences in worldviews, there exist commonalities across religious and non-religious perspectives on happiness that serve as a foundation for further cross-cultural and interreligious exploration.

What the book underscores is that happiness is a dynamic and multifaceted concept. It encompasses a continuous journey of being and becoming, striving and seeking, living ethically and meaningfully, and ultimately attaining a state of tranquility. This multifaceted volume makes a significant contribution to the contemporary study of happiness and is of immense value to scholars and students in religious studies and theology, particularly those interested in interreligious dialogue, the psychology of religion, and positive psychology.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367485733