Title: Spiritual but not religious? : an oar stroke closer to the farther shore /
Authors: Locklin, Reid B.
Publisher: Liturgical Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Locklin, Reid B.; Catholic Church Apologetic works.; Catholic Church Relations Hinduism.; Church; Church membership; Spirituality Catholic Church; Hinduism Relations Catholic Church
Abstract: "Drawing upon anecdotes from his experience, as well as wisdom from the Hindu and Christian religious traditions, Reid Locklin offers a thinking person's guide to commitment in a world characterized by religious pluralism. He invites us to consider institutions such as the Christian church anew, to see them not as obstacles to spiritual fulfillment, but as rafts that continually bring us an oar stroke closer to the farther shore."--Jacket.
Contents: On seekers -- The priest -- A moment of clarity and disgust -- Beautiful garbage -- Split down the middle by hope and desire -- A care package from the Lord -- Gifts of conversion -- Who we are -- On teachers -- The guru -- A first hurdle friendship and fluency -- Meeting on the journey -- An ideal teacher? -- Inessential and indispensable -- Risking recognition -- On a shared communion -- Guru, gurus, and the Bala Vidya -- Mandir together in God's hand -- The ultimate team -- Sport -- Receiving and showing promise -- New family, new birth -- A shared communion -- An oar stroke closer to the farther shore -- On the mystery of others -- The guide -- An upset balance? -- Stretching the boundaries of communion -- The beloved outsider -- Placing ourselves in Peter's shoes -- A mystery of relationship -- A different kind of harmony? -- Conclusion : Filling in the gaps -- The big gap -- Filling in a few gaps gaps and limits -- Spiritual and religious? -- Getting started.