Post-Christian spiritualities

TY - JOUR

T1 - Post-Christian spiritualities

AU - Woodhead, Linda

PY - 1993/4

Y1 - 1993/4

N2 - This article examines the rise of post-Christian spiritualities in the last three decades. Attention is first given to feminist versions of such spirituality (popular as well as academic), since these seem to be amongst the earliest and most influential forms of post-Christian spirituality. It is then argued that very similar forms of spirituality are found within contemporary Christianity, and that all are forms of what is identified as ‘the New Spirituality’. The features, origins and influence of this New Spirituality are examined, and its relation to traditional Christianity, the New Age, modernity and post-modernity briefly assessed.

AB - This article examines the rise of post-Christian spiritualities in the last three decades. Attention is first given to feminist versions of such spirituality (popular as well as academic), since these seem to be amongst the earliest and most influential forms of post-Christian spirituality. It is then argued that very similar forms of spirituality are found within contemporary Christianity, and that all are forms of what is identified as ‘the New Spirituality’. The features, origins and influence of this New Spirituality are examined, and its relation to traditional Christianity, the New Age, modernity and post-modernity briefly assessed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38249001958&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1006/reli.1993.1015

DO - 10.1006/reli.1993.1015

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:38249001958

SN - 0048-721X

VL - 23

SP - 167

EP - 181

JO - RELIGION

JF - RELIGION

IS - 2

ER -