“THE BRUNO GROENING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS” – AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Keywords:
The Bruno Groening circle of friends, conversion, spirituality, religiousnessAbstract
In this paper I will present findings on a new spiritual movement – the Bruno Groening circle of friends, which is one of the biggest spiritual healing organizations in the world. Aside from the facts connected to Groening as a person and his activities, as well as the organizational structure of the Circle, the influence that the teachings of the circle has on the lives of its members as well as the issue of conversion have been explored. Aside from this, the relationship that the members have towards the official church and the issue of differentiating between the concepts of religiousness and spirituality has been considered.
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