What is Christian Spirituality?

Question

Could someone please provide me with information on the sect of Spiritualism known as Christian Spiritualist? Thank you.

Answer 1

Spiritualism and spirituality are two very different words. Spirituality is love of, or at least engagement with the spiritual, and often implies in contrast to doctrinaire religion. Spiritualism is a particular faith, one that emphasises the existence of life after death in a spirit world and practices communication with those who have passed over "into spirit" through psychic "mediums" (people who see, hear, or simply intuitively sense as thoughts and/or feelings, communications from beings on "the other side").

Christian spiritualists are those spiritualists who affirm the Christian dogma that Jesus Christ is the son of God and consider themselves to belong to the worldwide church. (I mean "church" in the UK sense of "Christian building or organisation" not in the US sense of "place of worship or organization of any faith").

This for example from Maidstone Christian Spiritualists (http://www.micsc.co.uk/ )

PRICIPLES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALISM

WE BELIEVE
In the Fatherhood of God
The Brotherhood of all Life

WE TEACH

That each individual is personally responsible for all actions and deeds, be they good or bad.
That any wrongdoing can only be corrected by the individual concerned.

WE ACCEPT

The Teachings and Example which was demonstrated by Jesus the Christ. That we will, at all times, try to live by that example.


WE KNOW

That Communion with the Spirit World is possible. That Spirit Teachers and Healers return to the Earth conditions to provide help for those who stand in need.


See also: http://christianspiritualism.org/

Answer 2

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heres what i found on the computer ........................................
1. Defining Spirituality

1.1. What is Spirituality?

1.1.1. A Working Definition of Christian Spirituality

"Spirituality" = is derived from Hebrew ruach, which had a range of meanings:

spirit

breath

wind

that which gives life and animation to something

Spirituality then is:

that which animates a person's life of faith

that which moves a person's faith to greater depths and perfection

To further flesh out a definition of Christian Spirituality, we may consider the elements that make up Christianity:

1. a set of beliefs, found in the Creeds and doctrines of the Church

2. a set of values, based on: hope and promise of redemption

love of others

denial of self


3. a way of life The real, human life in which our beliefs and values are embodied and expressed

Christianity Spirituality is part of our way of life as Christians
Christianity Spirituality


is the quest for a fulfilled and authentic life, that involves

taking the beliefs and values of Christianity

and weaving them into the fabric of our lives

so that they "animate," provide the "breath" and "spirit" and "fire" for our lives
1.1.2. Quotes from Other Authors on the Definition of Christian Spirituality

Here are some quotes from other authors on the definition of Christian Spirituality


... spiritual maturity or spiritual fulfillment necessarily involves the whole person – body, mind and soul, place, relationships – in connection with the whole of creation throughout the era of time. ...spirituality encompasses the whole person in the totality of existence in the world, not some fragment or scrap or incident of a person

- William Stringfellow,

in Politics of Spirituality, p. 22

Spirituality is a lived experience, the effort to apply relevant elements in the deposit of Christian faith to the guidance of men and women towards their spiritual growth, the progressive development of their persons which flowers into a proportionately increased insight and joy.

Answer 3

Pure stupidity

Answer 4

Ask Jesus to come into Life and you will find out!!!!

Answer 5

I never heard of it