Spiritual But Not Anxious

Summary

There is a reason that the phrase "spiritual but not religious" exists. Now more than ever, people are finding it difficult to reconcile their experiences or worldviews with the anxiety that organized religion too often creates.

• When we embrace the message but mistrust the institution, anxiety is at work.


• When we cling to a particular faith but struggle to reconcile ourselves to its beliefs and practices, anxiety is present.


• When we are drawn to mysticism, meaning, and wonder but burdened by religious baggage, we are longing to be Spiritual But Not Anxious.

Religion should be the counter to anxiety—not its cause. Spiritual But Not Anxious traces the root cause of our most basic religious anxieties and invites us to imagine a better way.