Who Is My God? (2nd Edition): An Innovative Guide to Finding Your Spiritual Identity

by The Editors of SkyLight Paths (Creator)

The Innovative Guide to Spiritual Self-Discovery

Your Spiritual Identity is an undeniable part of who you arewhether youve thought much about it or not, and whether you consider yourself religious or not. Spirituality is not just about "what "you believe or dont believe, its about "how" you believehow you approach the ultimate questions and mystery of life, and what you think those questions are.

"Who Is My God?" is a tool for discovering and exploring your own unique spirituality. You can take the Spiritual Identity Self-Test to nd out how: Your Spiritual Type (how you believe)Your Tradition Indicator (what you believe)Your Spiritual Identity

And, when you learn more about your Spiritual Identity from the results of the self-test, you can continue your own spiritual search by using the descriptions of twenty-eight different spiritual traditions followed in America todayfrom Buddhism to Roman Catholicism, from Su sm to New Consciousness. For each of them, there are People You Should Know who are representative of that tradition, speci c suggestions for further exploration, and contact information. Here is a guide to help you walk the path that is your way.

Attention: Spiritual directors, professional counselors, and clergy of all faiths and denominations. "Who Is My God?" is a proven resource for beginning spirituality conversations, suitable for a variety of settings. An ability to discuss religionyour religious background and beliefsis essential for psychological, spiritual, and emotional growth."

Genres: Spirituality, Religion

160 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Christopher Selmek · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Who is my God?” begins with a self-test so that you can determine your spiritual type. There are four spiritual types (faithful-rational, faithful-contemplative, skeptical-rational, and skeptical contemplative). All traditions are said to include all four faith types, but it will help you to understand your individual worship style. There is also a second, longer “tradition indicator” test that will show how closely you align with Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, New Consciousness, or Humanist Spirituality. The book then delves into descriptions of 28 different types of traditions, some of which I had never heard about, but the information I have shows these descriptions to be relatively accurate.

The book does seem to take it for granted that all spiritual paths are equally valid, seeing as the self-tests only help to articulate your personal feelings and beliefs without reference to what is absolutely true. The idea that any one path may be right or wrong to a greater or lesser degree does not factor into this guided decision making process, and therefor I would encourage each person to evaluate what they know and have experienced before doing what is popular (the truth I understand seems to strongly align with all seven traditions, so my search was more about finding a social outlet for my spirituality). The book also downplays any conflicts between the traditions and presents an image of all paths leading to the same truth (however, humanists seem to be running down the path in the opposite direction). I would recommend this book for someone who has enough knowledge to know what is true, but is interested in finding a group that promotes that ideology. It is probably not a good starting point for spiritual introspection, but then again it can be a useful source of information.

[Dusti Falgoust · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book for those who enjoy exploring spirituality and the concept of religion. I absolutely loved the self-test! The spiritual type is very true and very helpful in understanding why you perceive Spirituality the way you do. And I liked the simple but informative descriptions of the religions.