Catholics who study ancient Hindu texts. Huge churches that offer their members something for everyone in the spiritual equivalent of megaretailing. Yards and yards of bookstore shelves filled with all things sacred, from archangels to Zen, from mystical Judaism to writings by the pope.
Many people of faith are restless.
Some of their spiritual quests are taking new directions. Traditional places of worship no longer answer all their questions or fill all their needs. Others are digging in their heels, trying to deepen their relationship with God or to stave off the secular world's harmful influences. These and other aspects of Kansas City's landscape of faith are the subject of a series that begins today. Based on interviews with theologians, scholars and others, and using findings from a Kansas City Star poll, the stories affirm the city's reputation as a prominent point on the Bible Belt and show that people are incorporating the sacred in their lives in surprisingly divergent ways.