Abstract
AbstractThis paper takes to task the dumbing‐down of spirituality in western culture. No stone is left unturned and no punches pulled in this self‐confessed rant at how spiritual truths and practices have been misunderstood, misinterpreted and misused – usually to remove any sense of discipline from spiritual practices and leaving them as sugary pills to comfort our egos rather than transform our lives. Healthy spirituality requires us to ‘walk the middle road’ without falling into the extremes or into the arms of extremists. Despite the critique, the author remains optimistic and ends on such a note. Although much of the article may at first seem cynical about the world of contemporary spirituality, the author is passionate about the possibility for our culture to grow out of spiritual childishness and adolescence and flourish into the maturity of spiritual adulthood. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.
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