What is it about?
This work explores the triangular formulae of new spiritualities (the self, nature, divinity) to understand the intricacies of this divergence between religiosity and spirituality, and the implications for Christianity. It argues that theological negligence might not have directly caused the reemergence of many spiritualities, but it warranted the exit of many Christians into the new spiritualities. Through the appraisal of theological anthropology, natural theology, and spiritual theology, it suggests a reprioritization of Christian theology and a constructive relationship with the new spiritualities.
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Why is it important?
The new spiritualities from different parts of the world are mostly accepted, adhered to, and sometimes, practiced in adulterated forms. Whether they are of African ancestral traditions or of the Eastern side, the influx of these spiritualities in the Western world is not the cause of the decline of Christianity, but its result.27 So, how does Christianity respond to this development?
Perspectives
This article was intended to challenge people who are or have been Christians but are dealing with SBNR or MRB (Multiple Religious Belonging) issues, to readdress the situations. I believe that Christianity has a serious theological work to do. It has lost theological pivot and its all over the place on irrelevant issues.
kizito Nweke
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This page is a summary of: Between Religiosity and Spirituality: Christianity and the Reemergence of the Immanentist Spiritualities, Theology Today, July 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0040573618783423.
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