Current Perspectives on Spirituality in Northwestern Europe

The climate of contemporary European spirituality is changing rapidly. Two profiles of spirituality have been attracting attention in recent years: the bond between spirituality and art, the theatre in particular, which is based on a respectful relationship of equivalency; and the bond between spirituality and the social sectors of education, employment, and caregiving which seems to be detached from their former religious context and appears to be primarily functional. Both of these give form to spirituality within a secular culture but have differing relationships with classical Christian spirituality.