What's it called when a person is spiritual, yet follows no particular religion?

Answer 1

Religion and Spirituality are not the same thing. Religion is only a social convention through which people talk and write about the spiritual life. It is a way in which different groups of people feel belonging and a sense of security and many relieve themselves of having to define and work on their own spiritual life. When we define ourselves as a member of one religion or another we can just follow the doctrine of the church and do and believe as the religious leaders of our particular faith tell us without having to think about it too much. We can be as involved as we want in the inner workings of the church but are not required to truly explore all possibilities to find what rings true and is real. Of course in exchange for this sense of community and safety we give up our freedom to openly know God/ Allah/ Universe/ Christ on our own terms or on His/ Hers/ Its, without all the dogma. We also are limited in our spiritual growth by the growth allowable within the system of beliefs held by the group. ...

I would call you free, or just plain spiritual

Answer 2

Spiritual man believes in the existence of higher spirit that makes him follow a universal path of life. Most of it makes him think that man possesses a much elevated level of intelligence than other creatures on earth and yet an unseen greater force in nature is more responsible over all the tangible things an eye can perceive that cause everything and everyone to function in a natural order giving high regards and respect to its individuality.
Religion is organized by men that believe in a particular deity that protects and rule over their decisions in life. More often than not, people's attitude towards one another are divided between their opinions or interpretations on who is right or who is not in their faith.
Thereby we oftentimes hear people say "A man can be religious but does not makes him necessarily spiritual but a spiritual man can always be found among the religious."

Answer 3

Spiritual

Answer 4

It's not "called" anything in particular. If it was, you'd have just created a new religion.

Gnosticism, however, as a generic term, implies direct spiritual experience on the part of the individual without recourse to the usual middle-men, both real and imaginary (e.g. priests and the Virgin), one encounters in orthodox religion. Historically, of course, it's been vulgarized into mere idolatry just as all other organized belief systems have.

"Deism" is essentially a product of the Enlightenment, and espouses the primacy of reason and the investigation of nature as the means of understanding "God." But it's perilously close to such patent idiocies as "intelligent Design."

Answer 5

I suppose it's human nature to desire to suppose in a Greater Power. The Amereican Indian believes within the Great Spirit and as good as , the endure, the elk, the bison, and so on. Early civilizations believed and worshiped, Bear and different animal Gods and made sacrifices to them. Since earlier than there used to be geared up religions there have been businesses or clans if you happen to desire to name them that, who believed in a Greater Power, Faith. It is the human interptation that imparts well or evil to the perception. Is isn't any twist of fate that the Kouran and the Christian Bible use some of the equal books. The Kouran makes use of many books that the Nicean (sp?) council rejected to be used within the bible. How can two books be so near and but intrepted so in a different way, = upload human ideation. We are all decended of the tribes of Abraham, that's the final agreed upon truth of the two divergent devout ideals. Islam is a tradition with judicial reinforcenemts for disobedience of His devout legislation. Islam is an overly historic tradition of a nomadic and tribal individuals, they struggle with every different, homicide and rape every different, every tribe has yet another slant on who's correct AND they recognize the infidels are to be cleansed/eliminated. It's known as genocide. Judaism is a tradition and a faith, Hinduism believes within the worship of many Gods and has a deep perception in reincarnation. It all appears well on paper, it breaks down in program due to the fact that of the human aspect, ie: intreptation. The nice crusades had been fought over devout ideals, like we're combating at present, it is the equal struggle most effective extra refined guns.

Answer 6

I think some agnostics fit the description as well as spiritual humanists & unaffiliated diests
Lots of people share a philosophy which allows for a spiritual connection between themselves ,others & the possibility of a higher power without the burden of "dogma" which restricts free thinking.

Answer 7

I guess there would be a couple of terms that might define and describe such a person. Mind you, I do not use these in a derogatory manner. I am just using the terms properly. One who is spiritual and follows no particular religion is Agnostic and unguided. An Agnostic does believe there is a God, but there is no certain way of knowing this God. A person who is spiritual and not religious lives according to this. Also, the person who is spiritual and not religious is unguided. Since, the Agnostic believes they cannot know God, he therefore believes there is no way of interacting, relating, expressing, or responding to that God.
This is different from those who are spiritual and religious. We are spiritual and know that God is a being beyond our reality, knowledge, or our need to respond. Yet, since God came to us in flesh through His Son Jesus, then we are able to know this mysterious God through the Son's Incarnation, teaching, and example. The life of the Son and His teachings tells us of God the Father and how to come to know Him. In religion God institutes means of knowing Him and we take these teachings and implement them in prayers and rituals so we can interact, relate, express, and respond to God. Since, He took the loving initiative and effort to make contact with us, it would imply that He wants us to know Him.
Therefore, the one who is spiritual and religious has a way of knowing God and responding to God with greater clarity than the one who is spiritual with no means of responding (e.g.) prayers and rituals. In their Agnosticism they have no clear idea of God and therefore no clear idea of who they are searching for and wanting to respond to. Hence the importance of spirituality and religion. They are hand and hand and not opposed to one another.
May the Lord bless and keep you. May He let the light of His face shine upon you.
God's and your beast of burden
Fr. john

Answer 8

A heathen!!! LOL
No really anyone who can be spiritual yet no believe the lies of religions is a strong minded person in my book.

Answer 9

Free. Honest. Reflective. Independent.

Answer 10

You can go to a non denominational church or a spiritualist church as both of these don't follow a particular religion. Usually they are called Spiritualist.