Spirituality Beyond Religion: Historic Insights

In this episode of Gospelbound, Collin Hansen and Michael Horton discuss Horton's new book, Shaman and Sage, tracing the deep historical roots of "spiritual but not religious" movements from ancient civilizations through modern technological trends.

They discuss:

• The evolution of spirituality and its ancient pedigree
• The concept of the divine self and its historical roots
• The Axial Age and its impact on philosophical religions
• The interaction between Christianity and philosophical religions
• The role of Jesus's incarnation in Christian theology
• A critique of Charles Taylor's thesis on secularism
• The historical trajectory of enchantment
• The impact of Horton's book and future volumes
• The connection between New Age spiritualities and technologies

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