Spirituality is, in a narrow sense, a concern with matters of the spirit. The spiritual, concerning as it does eternal verities regarding Man's ultimate nature, is often contrasted with the temporal or the worldly. The central defining characteristic of spirituality is a sense of connection to a much greater whole which includes an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence. As with some forms of religion, the emphasis of spirituality is often on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual.

The spiritual and the religious

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An important distinction needs to be made between spirituality in religion and spirituality as opposed to religion.

In recent years, spirituality in religion often carries connotations of the believer's faith being more personal, less dogmatic, more open to new ideas and myriad influences, and more pluralistic than the faiths of established religions. It also can connote the nature of a believer's personal relationship or "connection" with their god or belief system, as opposed to the general relationship with the Deity understood to be shared by all members of that faith.

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About this column: Michelle DeRusha is writing a monthly religion and spirituality column for The (402) 411. A Mass... http://bit.ly/5UrRIQ
SerenitySatoru (Serenity Satoru) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:15:49 -0000
About this column: Michelle DeRusha is writing a monthly religion and spirituality column for The (402) 411. A Mass... http://bit.ly/5UrRIQ
@AbstractArtform and spirituality is the belief in good and evil, some sort of moral/philisophical viewpoint.. Religion is a way of
LyricalMilitant (Lyrical Militant) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:36 -0000
@AbstractArtform and spirituality is the belief in good and evil, some sort of moral/philisophical viewpoint.. Religion is a way of
@lyricalmilitant what is the difference between religion and spirituality? And with so many tools (religions) how do we know we (cont)
AbstractArtform (Abstract Artform) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:32:28 -0000
@lyricalmilitant what is the difference between religion and spirituality? And with so many tools (religions) how do we know we (cont)
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remct (Remo Belluco) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:02:49 -0000
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I don't assume you can look at me and know my religion, politics, spirituality, ethnicity, place of birth, or diet restrictions.
pat2pattern (Pat Wagner) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:09:25 -0000
I don't assume you can look at me and know my religion, politics, spirituality, ethnicity, place of birth, or diet restrictions.
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omistic (Yancey @YanceyG) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:29:20 -0000
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