The Sacred in Exile

Engages with many points of view, including sociology, psychology, and philosophy of religionDiscusses how, for the first time in history, a large segment of the population of the Western world are living without any form of religious beliefEngages the way that the loss of religion will influence both how we live and how we die

Autorentext

Gillian McCann is an associate professor in the Religions and Cultures department at Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada.

Gitte Bechsgaard is a registered psychotherapist (RP) and the founding director of Vidya Institute, Toronto, Canada.

Inhalt

1. Introduction The Spiritual Malaise of Our Time.- 2. Religion as Ordering Principle and Higher Law.- 3. The Importance of Self-Cultivation.- 4.The Limiting Function of Religion.- 5. The Sacrality of the Body.- 6. The Relational Matrix.- 7. The Supremacy of the Subtle.- 8. Conclusion : Coming Out of the Desert: ***The Vision of Ezekiel.*