The New Pilgrims Progress – Part 5 - Religious

The New Pilgrim’s Progress is a modern retelling of John Bunyan’s 17th century classic “Pilgrim’s Progress.” It is an allegorical pilgrimage through the landscape of 21st century American spirituality.

In this fifth chapter Pilgrim joins up with another traveler named Religious, whom he recognizes as his neighbor from the Shadowlands. Together they walk the Way toward the Celestial City.  As they walk, they share their journeys with each other. Religious tells of his encounter with Sensual Pleasure, License, Legalist, Bored, and Judgmental.

Pilgrim and Religious then meet Spiritual But Not Religious, who walks with them for a while, until she decides they are not spiritual enough for her. So she takes off by herself with the parting greeting, “Namaste!”