Religion and Spirituality

The group is made up of men raised with various religious teachings and levels of belief. We have members with Catholic, Mormon, and various other Christian backgrounds. One member even trained to be a minister, however no one is currently active with a church. We have read books that have challenged organized religion including Under the Banner of Heaven and End of Faith, as well as a few philosophy books and fiction novels such as DaVinci Code and Dissolution. Overall I would say that the group generally places reason over faith, however there is level of spirituality as well. We have read books about human spirituality including Life of Pi, Stillness Speaks, The Moral Landscape, and The Social Animal. We have read several books on mortality including Tuesdays with Morrie, Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, The Last Lecture, and Staring into the Sun. As a group we have been able to openly discuss difficult questions concerning the meaning of life and each of us have come away with our own special understanding.