Spirituality is bad?
I’ve been reading in a few places, in the past few days, about how there is an attack on “emerging church“ in the USA. OK, fair enough, perhaps – it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, even if attack isn’t really a nice way to deal with disagreement. However, the wierd thing is that the problem seems to be with spirituality – which is actually seen as a bad thing! In particular, any idea of contemplative prayer is “eastern”, “mystical” and hence “the spirit of the AntiChrist”! Which is just so bizarre that I can scarcely conceive of it. The tradition of Christian prayer is extremely strong on contemplation – indeed, it’s pretty much the major strand.
Anyhow, there’s a post over on pomomusings about this, as a sort of commentary on a radio debate on the issue. It just sounds so strange! What do people think?
pax et bonum
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