Embodied witness to alternative spirituality seekers
Affiliation in Australia's institutional religions has declined but there is much interest in Self-Spirituality which is characterised by being person-centred, holistic, eclectic, informal and de-institutional. Practitioners seek transformation through various kinds of embodied spirituality (e....
| Published in: | Practical theology |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Practical theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements CB Christian life; spirituality KBS Australia; Oceania NBE Anthropology |
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Australian contextual missions
B post-secular consciousness B alternative spirituality B Self-Spirituality B Mindfulness meditation B embodied spirituality B Yoga B resurrection theology B Eschatology B Neo-Pagan spirituality |
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| Summary: | Affiliation in Australia's institutional religions has declined but there is much interest in Self-Spirituality which is characterised by being person-centred, holistic, eclectic, informal and de-institutional. Practitioners seek transformation through various kinds of embodied spirituality (e.g. yoga, mindfulness meditation, Neo-Pagan). The body may be a starting point for self-care or the body is integral to experiencing transformed emotional and spiritual states. Australian local churches may rediscover a Christian heritage of embodied spirituality, and develop missional responses to Self-Spirituality. An embodied spirituality may be developed from resurrection theology which emphasises the whole person. The essay briefly describes some contours of Self-Spirituality with illustrations of embodied spiritual practice from yoga and Neo-Pagan rituals. There is a disconnect in Self-Spirituality between present embodied experiences that emphasise holistic spiritual states and eschatological destinies which de-emphasise the body or an enduring personal consciousness. A holistic understanding of resurrection is discussed as a basis for Christian reflections about embodied spirituality and witness to practitioners of alternative spirituality. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2019.1598685 |