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Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today's 'spiritual but not religious' Americans

  • Written by Joel Harrington, Centennial Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today's 'spiritual but not religious' AmericansA sculpture of Meister Eckhart in Germany.Lothar Spurzem , CC BY-SA

The percentage of Americans who do not identify with any religious tradition continues to rise annually. Not all of them, however, are atheists or agnostics. Many of these people believe in a higher power, if not organized religion, and their numbers too are steadily increasing.

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