I read this article from a sociology review;
Heelas and Woodhead say that secularisation is undermining religion. Spirituality is based on personal experiences of the sacred and it growing in the place of religion.
Heelas and Woodhead use the term 'holistic milieu' for activities that that are spirtitual but not religious. They conducted research in a town called Kendal, they aimed to compare 'New Age' practices with traditional church going. When measuring holistic milieu they counted participation in activities they considered to have a spiritual dimension, these activities involve yoga, dancing, massage, homeopathy, councelling and spiritual healing. It could be argued that these activities are what people participate in during their leaisure time. Therefore it raises a question of how spiritual is spirituality? Using their sample, they found that fewer than half of people said that their involvement actually had anything to do with spiritual growth.
What are you opinions on this, do you think religion is giving way to spirituality?
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