Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious These "nones" now outnumber even the largest Protestant denominations in America. Rarely, however, have these "nones" been asked to explain their own views, beliefs, and experiences. The response to this dramatic change in American religion has been amazingly mixed. Others hail them as spiritual gi
| Title | : | Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.86 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199931003 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-05 |
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Named A Best Spiritual Book of the Year by Spirituality & PracticeThe last twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in "nones": people who do not claim any religious affiliation. These "nones" now outnumber even the largest Protestant denominations in America. They are not to be confused with secularists, however, for many of them identify themselves as "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR). The response to this dramatic change in American religion has been amazingly mixed. While social scientists have been busy counting and categorizing them, the public has swung between derision and adulation. Some complain "nones" are simply shallow dilettantes, narcissistically concerned with their own inner world. Others hail them as spiritual giants, and ground-breaking pioneers. Rarely, however, have these "nones" been asked to explain their own views, beliefs, and experiences. In Belief without Borders, theologian and one-tim
Editorial : "Rich with detail and nuanceMercadante is a naturally gifted writer."--Nova Religio"Linda Mercadante has clearly touched a cultural nerve Belief without Borders is rich with detail and nuance. It is full of voices-Mercadante lets her interviewees speak for themselves, in their own terms-and is held together by her own voice, which is clear, concrete, and candid. And respectful: she takes her conversation partners seriously enough to challenge them. "--Nova Religio"For those who think that being 'spiritual but not religious' is intellectually vague, it is time to think again. In Belief without Borders, Linda Mercadante explores the beliefs of the religiously unaffiliated regarding God, sin, community, the afterlife, and ethics and finds people living 'between' the worlds of secularism and traditional faith. By taking the new spiritual impulse seriously as theology, she affirms the power of spiritual experience as a force remaking the patterns of conte
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