Editing Spirituality (section)

====Christianity====
{{Main|Catholic spirituality|Christian mysticism}}
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[[File:Risen Christ appears to Mary.jpg|thumb|Union with Christ is the purpose of Christian mysticism.]]
Christian spirituality is the spiritual practice of living out a personal faith. [[Pope Francis]] offers several ways in which the calling of Christian spirituality can be considered:
*"Christian spirituality proposes an alternative understanding of the [[quality of life]], and encourages a prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one capable of deep enjoyment free of the obsession with consumption";
*"Christian spirituality proposes a growth marked by moderation and the capacity to be [[contentment|happy]] with little."<ref name=ls>Pope Francis, [https://www.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_en.pdf Laudato si'], published 24 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2024</ref>{{rp|Paragraph 222}}
*[[Work (human activity)|Work]], with an understanding of its meaning, and relaxation are both important dimensions of Christian spirituality.<ref name=ls />{{rp|Paragraph 237}}

The terminology of the [[Catholic Church]] refers to an [[Faith in Christianity#Roman Catholicism|act of faith]] (''fides qua creditur'') following the acceptance of [[Credo|faith]] (''fides quae creditur''). Although all Catholics are expected to pray together at [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]], there are many different forms of spirituality and private prayer which have developed over the centuries. Each of the major [[religious order (Catholic)|religious order]]s of the Catholic Church and other [[laity|lay]] groupings have their own unique spirituality&nbsp;– its own way of approaching God in prayer and in living out the [[Gospel]].

Christian mysticism refers to the development of [[mysticism|mystical practices and theory]] within [[Christianity]]. It has often been connected to [[mystical theology]], especially in the Catholic and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] traditions. The attributes and means by which Christian mysticism is studied and practiced are varied and range from [[Religious ecstasy|ecstatic]] visions of the soul's [[Bridal theology|mystical union with God]] to simple prayerful [[contemplation]] of Holy Scripture (i.e., ''[[Lectio Divina]]'').

[[Progressive Christianity]] is a contemporary movement which seeks to remove the supernatural claims of the faith and replace them with a post-critical understanding of biblical spirituality based on historical and scientific research. It focuses on the lived experience of spirituality over historical dogmatic claims, and accepts that the faith is both true and a human construction, and that spiritual experiences are psychologically and neurally real and useful.