The most striking feature of the current religious scene is the turn away from organised religion and towards ‘spirituality’.
Many people seem to see religion and spirituality as alternatives, pitted against each other. Historically this is very strange, as almost all spirituality has roots in a religious tradition (especially if you include Buddhism). What is new, however, is the widespread interest in pursuing spirituality outside religion.
People have strong views about this. Many people in traditional religion deplore it and see it as a kind of degenerate form of religion. Some of those engaged in free-standing spirituality are equally hostile to organised religion.
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