Can you be spiritual but not religious

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But it is important to emphasize that the Spiritualists were still decidedly Christian. Some believed he would soon return to Earth for his Second Coming and waited as expectantly as any end times-focused fundamentalist does today. Even so, the Spiritualists demonstrate that the values and attitudes of SBNRs are far from a new development.

They wrestled with similar difficulties in religion and came up with similar answers. As the spiritually independent continue to seek wisdom and meaning, they can find good company in the radical reformers of a bygone age. Portsmouth Climate Festival — Portsmouth, Portsmouth. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Spirituality recognises that your role in life has a greater value than what you do every day.

Spirituality can also be used as a way of coping with change or uncertainty. It's not always easy to find the right place to start. Our 'What's on your mind? What is spirituality? There are some pretty clear ways in which religion and spirituality differ. Organised vs freeform One way to understand the relationship between spirituality and religion is to imagine a game of football.

Now, she says, it's harder to carve out a place for it. These days, many young people put their passion into different areas — things like work, politics or even spin class, she says. Yale scientists describe the spiritual state they see in the brain as robust. And those researchers are not alone: Tippett says the scientists she speaks to illuminate understanding ourselves in a way that used to be reserved only for theology. Tippett also talks about those who use nature to experience the spiritual.

One of those she interviewed was former priest John O'Donohue, who spoke about the abstract aesthetics of the landscape he grew up in, which he said were "all laid down by some wild surrealistic kind of deity like a wild invitation to extend your imagination.

To her, part of the key is that mind, body and spirit are not separate — she says the spiritually she pursues is about connecting your inner and outer self, making space for discernment and authenticity.