God Within: Our Spiritual Future--As Told by Today's New Adults - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1893361152 ISBN 13: 9781893361157

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2001

Synopsis

Our Faith, In Our Words

What does it mean to be young and spiritual today―when the New Age isn't exactly new, when female rabbis and ministers are no longer unusual, and when Eastern religion’s ideas and practices are no longer considered exotic? Who are the faces behind today’s fresh approaches to faith, approaches that are destined to shape the future of spiritual life in America?

"Religion is not a crutch for the weak-minded. It is merely spirituality in its simplest, most rudimentary form. We have witnessed the hypocrisy, the moral and spiritual mediocrity of succumbing to tradition for tradition’s sake. In an age when there are books on everything for dummies, my generation has opted to find out for themselves. I am a new adult, with decisions to make about my identity and my future. I am not about to surrender this newfound privilege. I am content with discovering my spiritual self through my own avenues. I am not in need of a crossing guard."
―from God Within

God Within represents citizens of the twenty-first century who are faced with a dizzying array of spiritualities: believer, seeker, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Wiccan, to name just a very few. The result of a nationwide challenge extended to young adults born after 1974, in this book they share their experiences with all of these beliefs―some confident, some questioning―and introduce us to many shades in between.

Sometimes irreverent―but more importantly, always relevant―this thought-provoking collection of writings, poetry and art showcases the voices that are defining the future of religion, faith and belief as we know it.

About this title

About the Author:

SkyLight Paths is the publisher of many award-winning personal growth books for people of all faith traditions―and none.

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“ America has been spoken of as a ‘melting pot’ for many years in terms of ethnic identity.

I feel like my generation is the first to experience the melting pot in a religious way. This level of diversity didn’t exist even in my parents’ youth.”

“ My father was reluctant to express what his own belief system was because he wanted to let my feet find the path best for me intuitively. The downside of this liberal religious education is that rather than choosing one religion, I made a pastiche of practices. I had, to some extent, a case of spiritual indigestion.”

About this edition

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1893361152
• ISBN 13: 9781893361157
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Editors At SkyLight Paths Publishing, Sweeney Jon M.