Religious, but Not Spiritual
A Constructive Proposal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3563147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Aaron Simmons (0000-0002-6071-2881, Furman University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 433 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12060433 |
| OpenAlex | W3166201754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 15 |
Often the debates in philosophy of religion are quite disconnected from the empirical data gathered in the sociology of religion. This is especially the case regarding the recent increase in prominence of those identifying as "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR) within an American context. In the attempt to bring these two fields into productive conversation, this essay offers a constructive account of the SBNR in terms of what they reject (i.e., their status as "not religious") and also what they affirm (i.e., their identity as "spiritual"). In brief, the suggestion is that the SBNR do not reject theism or even common "religious" practices, but instead reject a particular mode of "religion" that is grounded in an authoritative and insular social presence. Alternatively, the SBNR at least seem to affirm a notion of "spirituality" that is broadly consistent with the idea found in historical Christian traditions. After surveying the empirical data and offering a new phenomenological analysis of it, the essay concludes with a suggestion that we need a new category-"religious, but not spiritual" (RBNS)-in order best to make sense of how the SBNR signify in relation to specific hermeneutic contexts and sociopolitical frameworks
Aesthetics · Constructive · Conversation · Epistemology · Philosophy of religion · Religious identity · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Theism · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |