Esoteric Ecumenism

I agree that esoteric ecumenism is “necessarily elitist”, though I would be quick to add that “learned” is the wrong word to describe the elite in question. After all, an esoterist need not be a Ph.D.’d scholar who has read many books....

They May See and Not Perceive

I’m currently teaching my “Introduction to Religious Studies”—an essentialized approach to the key doctrines and spiritual practices of the world’s major orthodox religions—and I gave the students an opportunity last week to pose...