Arbitrary spiritualities and denaturalized nature

Abstract

Terms like «spirituality», «nature», «naturalism» and «religion» have often been used in a deceptive way since the 18th century, starting from the anti-religious sector of the British and French Enlightenment. Indeed, those terms sometimes mean the opposite of what they apparently express. Thus, we need to explore the real meaning of those concepts, especially of the notion of «naturalism». We also have to analyze a number of contradictions regarding the understanding of notions like «person» and «religion». We aim at the reasoning of a new worldwide and personal fraternity based on real human nature, real spirituality and real religiosity.