Such private religions are invariably non-prophetic. They do not disturb the economic and political order and so they fit easily and comfortably into the culture of capitalism. The god they offer is a private god, a wholly inward god. In the context of public enterprise and private religion, spirituality can quickly degenerate into a search for better, perhaps more thrilling and unusual, experiences. So much of the current interest in “the God within” has moved in the direction of a narrow and limited understanding of God and of the nature of religion.
