In Beyond Religion Allen Wineland reveals the essence of Christian spirituality and provides a guide for people who are searching for spiritual fulfillment beyond what they have found within organized religion or through their own efforts independent of any church. Wineland goes right to the scriptures of the Christian Bible to show what Jesus really taught about the nature of God and the role of God in our spiritual lives. It is an approach that will not be welcomed by some Christians but one that Jesus, Paul and even many of the writers of the Old Testament would wholeheartedly support because it is based on what they said, not on 2000 years of interpretation by religious institutions whose purposes have often been far from spiritual. Churches and church leaders, in their zeal to promote their own institutional and ideological agendas, have driven many people away from Christian spirituality. Wineland provides a way back for these people. They won't be disappointed.