Author: | Gareth Brandt | ISBN: | 9781498200219 |
Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | January 5, 2015 |
Imprint: | Wipf and Stock | Language: | English |
Author: | Gareth Brandt |
ISBN: | 9781498200219 |
Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Publication: | January 5, 2015 |
Imprint: | Wipf and Stock |
Language: | English |
There is no such thing as a naked spirituality. Our spirituality is always shaped by the clothes of our experience. The quest of Spirituality with Clothes On is to acknowledge that we do wear clothes; and, by examining them, we begin to understand ourselves and accept others who are wearing different outfits. We are what we wear: we cannot separate ourselves from our gender, personality, developmental stage, family, historical background, culture, or the difficult experiences of our lives. We need to acknowledge all these things, reflect on them--and sometimes even embrace them--in order to truly become ourselves.
There is no such thing as a naked spirituality. Our spirituality is always shaped by the clothes of our experience. The quest of Spirituality with Clothes On is to acknowledge that we do wear clothes; and, by examining them, we begin to understand ourselves and accept others who are wearing different outfits. We are what we wear: we cannot separate ourselves from our gender, personality, developmental stage, family, historical background, culture, or the difficult experiences of our lives. We need to acknowledge all these things, reflect on them--and sometimes even embrace them--in order to truly become ourselves.