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One of the thorniest issues that people who value liberal democratic ideals such as toleration and individual autonomy must confront, is what to do about the illiberal groups that inevitably arise in their communities. I am specifically concerned with groups that mobilize their …

North Americans and Western Europeans increasingly prefer “spirituality” to “religion.” In response to this “spiritual turn,” a voluminous literature has emerged across the human sciences. Yet the study of spirituality remains rife with discord and fragmentation. This study seek…