A path to belief for the 21st century citizen who cannot embrace either the traditional religions of the past or the emerging religions of the new spirituality
A path to belief for the 21st century citizen who cannot embrace either the traditional religions of the past or the emerging religions of the new spirituality
Religion & science, Religious, Spirituality
The crisis of 21st-century religion is upon us. With fewer people remaining committed to traditional religions and most new religious movements in their infancy, where does that leave the vast “silent spiritual majority” who find the old religions to be obsolete and the new religions to be not yet credible? For everyday people who feel lost between a rejected religion of the past and a still obscure religion of the future, Thinking About Religion in the 21st Century suggests that there is indeed another way to look at religion, fully informed by 21st-century sensibilities, that requires no sacrifice of the intellect or abandonment of moral sensibilities. The old religions can be set aside, and the religions of the future might not yet have evolved into something worthy of full commitment, but there already exists a viable, evolving alternative spiritual perspective, grounded in the elements of everyday, ordinary human experience, already available.
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This is a book that everyone would do well to read. ~ Richard Burcik (Reviewer, Netgalley
I appreciate the large scope of this book and the ambitious nature of the topic, and I applaud the author for attempting such a feat. I have a background in world religions and am a practicing Presbyterian so I am not the target audience for this work, but I can nevertheless comment on it. The writing style is very straightforward and readable despite the many complex ideas discussed. I found the chapters on consciousness and quantum physics very interesting and thought-provoking. I would definitely recommend this book to thoughtful people who are interested in religion, science, and the future of humanity. 4/5 ~ Birgitta Gustafson (Bookseller), Netgalley
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. In America, there is a large proportion of the population who wants to do with religion or spirituality. They understand reality only in terms of secular materialism and time. Space and energy. The question that this book tackled, if spiritual reality Is due solely to human imagination and speculation.. where did the notion of spirituality come from originally. Discusses various philosophical issues such as the myth of scientific materialism, consciousness, moral goodness, the nature of religious experiences, the question of suffering and meaning. ~ Janet Ilacqua (Reviewer) , NetGalley
