Wink’s suggestion is that we trade in the ancient above/below orientation for an inside/outside orientation. Rather than view the spiritual as “above” the physical, we can instead view the spiritual as the “inner” life—the “heart” and “soul,” if you will—of a particular power structure or power relation (e.g., social, institutional, organizational, economic, national, political). For example, when we talk about a nation, an economy, an organization, or a corporation, we can consider the “spirituality” each embodies, the top-down culture and ethos that govern the lives of the individuals who
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