Is It Spirituality Vs Religion?

1. Am I Spiritual And Religious?

2. Are Spiritual Groups Better Than Religious Ones?

3. The Church Makes Mistakes - That Can't Be Spiritual

The list of articles continues at the bottom of the page

1. Am I Both Spiritual And Religious?

It really isn't spirituality vs religion for me.

Are spirituality and religion the same?
No, I don't think they are. I talk about the differences between spiritual and religion in the next two pages of this article.

However, I do think that religion and spirituality are often, if not usually, found in the same places.

I found and developed my spirituality within religion.
I was then outside the church for some years, without a commitment to any spiritual practice.
I then rediscovered and nurtured my spirituality for a long time outside religion.
Now I joyfully do both.

I find spirituality in religion. I also find religion in both the good and the bad sense of the word in spiritual groups.

It might be hard for me to be deeply involved in the running of a church because sometimes my beliefs don't fit with those of traditional Christianity, at least not neatly. But this makes me all the more grateful that others feel called to minister in this way.

2. Are Spiritual Groups Better Than Religious Ones?

Imagine the following:

• let these groups run for 2000 years


• give them power, possibly mix them up with the State


• ask them to work together on an ongoing basis to feed and educate huge swathes of the world


• ask them to maintain a network of historic buildings


• insist that they allow anyone to join without any kind of selection procedure, including the most depraved or the most conformist in society


• expect them to be available at times of death to any member of their local community, whether or not that person has attended any of their events


• ask them to work, often for no money. And give them not only no status, but possibly criticism and disrespect.

Do these things and I am convinced we would see

• the same mistakes,
• the same pettiness,
• the same abuse of power

Do these things and you might also see:

• the same strengths
• the same commitment to inspired living
• the same continued willingness to pierce the veil and live the spiritual truths of the organisations they promote.

5. Celebrating The Spiritual Journey Within Religion

6. Choosing My Own Path

7. Listening To The Still Small Voice

8. Was Jesus Spiritual Or Religious?

9. Over-Forceful Religious Teachings Can Take Away From Spirituality

12. We Are One

10. A Poem on Spirituality Vs Religion - What are the differences?

11. My Spirituality Definition And Religion Definition

Move from Spirituality Vs Religion to the next page - Spirituality And Religion

Move to the Spiritual Blog

Or move to the site of a colleague to read Quotes about the Spirit (http://www.dancelightly.com)

Click here for the home page - How To Deepen Our Spirituality