Abstract
A comparison of perennialism, participatory spirituality, and Gebser’s structures of consciousness demonstrates how deeper inquiry is required to understand how perennialism and participatory spirituality would address the relationship between individuals and culture with regard to how transformation happens. By reviewing how each of these philosophies approach context, the interpersonal, transformation, cultural relativity, pluralism, and multiplicity, the article identifies ambiguities that offer perennialism and participatory spirituality scholars the opportunity to explore their suppositions about spirituality more deeply.
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Burtch, Joanne
(2016)
"Beyond Perennialist and Participatory Spiritualities: Transformation and Culture,"
CONSCIOUSNESS: Ideas and Research for the Twenty-First Century: Vol. 3:
Iss.
3, Article 2.
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https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/conscjournal/vol3/iss3/2
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