Spiritual but Not Religious? : An Oar Stroke Closer to the Farther Shore

by Locklin, Reid B.

• ISBN13: 9780814630037
• ISBN10: 0814630030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Liturgical Pr

Author Biography

Reid B. Locklin teaches in the Christianity and Culture Program at Saint Michael's College and the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction --- Raising the Question	1	(1)
The Professor	1	(1)
Spiritual but Not Religious?	2	(3)
A Moment of Recognition	5	(2)
Teachers Along the Way	7	(3)
Back to the Beginning	10	(3)
On Seekers	13	(24)
The Priest	13	(3)
A Moment of Clarity and Disgust	16	(5)
Beautiful Garbage	21	(3)
Split Down the Middle by Hope and Desire	24	(3)
A Care Package from the Lord	27	(3)
Gifts of Conversion	30	(4)
Who We Are	34	(3)
On Teachers	37	(26)
The Guru	37	(2)
A First Hurdle	39	(5)
Friendship and Fluency	44	(2)
Meeting on the Journey	46	(4)
An Ideal Teacher?	50	(3)
Inessential and Indispensable	53	(5)
Risking Recognition	58	(5)
On a Shared Communion	63	(30)
Guru, Gurus, and the Bala Vidya Mandir	63	(4)
Together in God's Hand	67	(4)
The Ultimate Team Sport	71	(4)
Receiving and Showing Promise	75	(5)
New Family, New Birth	80	(5)
A Shared Communion	85	(5)
An Oar Stroke Closer to the Farther Shore	90	(3)
On the Mystery of Others	93	(32)
The Guide	93	(3)
An Upset Balance?	96	(5)
Stretching the Boundaries of Communion	101	(5)
The Beloved Outsider	106	(6)
Placing Ourselves in Peter's Shoes	112	(3)
A Mystery of Relationship	115	(5)
A Different Kind of Harmony?	120	(5)
Conclusion --- Filling in the Gaps	125	(11)
The Big Gap	125	(1)
Filling in a Few Gaps	126	(4)
Gaps and Limits	130	(2)
Spiritual and Religious?	132	(3)
Getting Started	135	(1)
Index of Subjects and Names	136	(4)
Index of Scripture References (Hindu and Christian)	140