Religion, as one of the central features of human culture, is every bit as varied as humanity itself. While the handful of ...

Contemplative orders focus completely on prayer for themselves, the community and the world. These people will have communication with the outside world so that the order survives. However, any ...

Ways of Living Religion provides a philosophical analysis of different types of religious experience - ascetic, liturgical, monastic, mystical, devotional, compassionate, fundamentalist - that focuses ...