Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday life
Responding to the discernment that the Christian faith may need to pivot towards a more monastic or even mystical frame so as to offer an invitation to the ‘spiritual-but-not-religious’, this article offers spiritual practices as a bridge. After exploring what a spiritual practice is and examining s...
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| description | Responding to the discernment that the Christian faith may need to pivot towards a more monastic or even mystical frame so as to offer an invitation to the ‘spiritual-but-not-religious’, this article offers spiritual practices as a bridge. After exploring what a spiritual practice is and examining some characteristics of spiritual practices to show how dynamic they are, this article will investigate the relationship between beliefs and practices. Then, it will examine the work of Michel de Certeau and David Steindl-Rast to make an argument for practices belonging to ordinary people and everyday life. Finally, this article will offer the work of the contemporary author Barbara Brown Taylor and her understanding of practices as everyday tasks to show how a turn to the monastic and mystical is in fact a viable prospect.
Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article contributes to scholarship on spiritual practices by examining their characteristics and usefulness for people who are alienated from the institutional church yet seeking connection with the Divine. It does so by placing practices in the context of everyday life and in the domain of ordinary people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42ee409eca5e4b9b95425c57741680032022-12-22T03:56:19ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia1609-99822074-77052022-10-01431e1e710.4102/ve.v43i1.26541778Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday lifeGeorge W. Marchinkowski0Department of Pastoral and Missional Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of the Free State, BloemfonteinResponding to the discernment that the Christian faith may need to pivot towards a more monastic or even mystical frame so as to offer an invitation to the ‘spiritual-but-not-religious’, this article offers spiritual practices as a bridge. After exploring what a spiritual practice is and examining some characteristics of spiritual practices to show how dynamic they are, this article will investigate the relationship between beliefs and practices. Then, it will examine the work of Michel de Certeau and David Steindl-Rast to make an argument for practices belonging to ordinary people and everyday life. Finally, this article will offer the work of the contemporary author Barbara Brown Taylor and her understanding of practices as everyday tasks to show how a turn to the monastic and mystical is in fact a viable prospect. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article contributes to scholarship on spiritual practices by examining their characteristics and usefulness for people who are alienated from the institutional church yet seeking connection with the Divine. It does so by placing practices in the context of everyday life and in the domain of ordinary people.https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/2654spiritual practiceeveryday lifemysticismspiritual but not religiousmichel de certeaudavid steindl-rastbarbara brown taylor |
| spellingShingle | George W. Marchinkowski Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday life Verbum et Ecclesia spiritual practice everyday life mysticism spiritual but not religious michel de certeau david steindl-rast barbara brown taylor |
| title | Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday life |
| title_full | Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday life |
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| title_short | Where ‘the unbelievable and the obvious collide’: Spiritual practices and everyday life |
| title_sort | where the unbelievable and the obvious collide spiritual practices and everyday life |
| topic | spiritual practice everyday life mysticism spiritual but not religious michel de certeau david steindl-rast barbara brown taylor |
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