The Search of Western Youth for Experience of the Divine through Indian Culture

For many young people in the West today the Christian reI igion seems to be a closed book. Church-going or active belonging to a community isthe exception rather than the rule for most of them. This alienation from traditional patterns of religion, should not however be interpreted as indicating an...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Mackenzie, Caroline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1987
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 1987, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-149
Further subjects:B Westernisation
B Youth
B Indian Culture
B God
B Philosophy
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Summary:For many young people in the West today the Christian reI igion seems to be a closed book. Church-going or active belonging to a community isthe exception rather than the rule for most of them. This alienation from traditional patterns of religion, should not however be interpreted as indicating an attitude of indifference to spirituality. It is more that their experience of meaning, which ultimately could also be called the divine does not coincide with what they find in their local church.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma