Rut Björkman's Spiritual Strategy of Dealing with the Existential Contradiction

Spirituality is not identical to religion, but implies a <i>life in the spirit</i> as a result of a religious experience. Spirituality leads to "spiritual knowledge" in contrast to "intellectual knowledge". It is that "search, practice and experience..., through which the subject makes the necessary changes in himself to gain access to the truth." Primary are of course religion beliefs. They are based on a) an existential<i> experience</i> and b) the existential response to it in the act of <i>faith</i>. Subsequently, whether spirituality - here: by Rut Björkman - does justify the religious experiences of a deep contradiction, will be considered and reflected.

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International Journal of Philosophy
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2025-07-04
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https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20251303.11
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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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Rut Björkman's Spiritual Strategy of Dealing with the Existential Contradiction

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Rut Björkman's Spiritual Strategy of Dealing with the Existential Contradiction

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Spirituality is not identical to religion, but implies a <i>life in the spirit</i> as a result of a religious experience. Spirituality leads to "spiritual knowledge" in contrast to "intellectual knowledge". It is that "search, practice and experience..., through which the subject makes the necessary changes in himself to gain access to the truth." Primary are of course religion beliefs. They are based on a) an existential<i> experience</i> and b) the existential response to it in the act of <i>faith</i>. Subsequently, whether spirituality - here: by Rut Björkman - does justify the religious experiences of a deep contradiction, will be considered and reflected.

International Journal of PhilosophyVol. 13(3)
Pädagogische Hochschule Wien (AT)
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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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