Each of the persons of spirit
included in this project
identifies himself or herself as a Unitarian-Universalist.
We are a creed-free movement,
but being without a prescribed system of
beliefs
does not mean that UUs have no beliefs.
On the contrary, we are free to believe
whatever suits us.
Hence our diversity of spiritual paths.
Yet, we are all UUs because
we allow reason to temper our beliefs.
The world is filled with thousands
of forms of 'faith',
but most of them have little respect for critical
reason.
In open societies, we have complete religious
freedom.
Such openness sometimes
leads to free-for-all believing.
'New Age' religions provide many examples
of what happens
to human imagination when it is not shaped
by critical thought.
Pop spirituality seems to operate on this
principle:
"If it makes you feel good, believe
it."
Such 'spiritual hedonism' has sometimes infiltrated
UU circles.
But usually critical thinking takes the wind
out of the sails
of new forms of belief that were merely windy
spiritual speculation.
Some participants in the
Spiritual Paths Project
have a spiritual traditions behind
them.
Each of these participants will offer a bibliography
explaining further the form of spirituality
he or she represents.
These bibliographies will give the audiences
for the various formats of the Spiritual Paths
Project
reading materials that further explain each
spiritual tradition.
These bibliographies will be posted on this
Home Page.
Or links to on-line bibliographies will be
provided.
Some specific groups have
already identified themselves
and given themselves names
on the website of the Unitarian Universalist
Association:
http://www.uua.org
These include:
Covenant
of UU Pagans
Fellowship of Religious Humanists
UU
Buddhist Fellowship
Several others spiritual
paths will be identified and named
as The Spiritual Paths Project develops.
When any such groups or individuals suggest
themselves,
the above list will be expanded.
Other participants in the
Spiritual Paths Project
will be individual Unitarian-Universalists
who have defined for themselves their own
spiritual paths
even if they have no spiritual tradition behind
them.
Return to the opening page of the Spiritual Paths Project.
Return to the UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALISM page.
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An Existential Philosopher's
Museum.