In this Thursday Journal, Isaiah Danberry reflects on his journey from being a devoted, Bible-reading fundamentalist to standing in the threshold as one of the growing number of “spiritual Nones.”

This episode explores:

• Deconstructing religion without losing spirituality

• The rise of the religiously unaffiliated

• Mysticism, Stoicism, and philosophical faith

• The role of science, critical thinking, and consciousness

• Why questioning may be the purification of belief

• How different religious traditions may be shaped attempts to interpret the same “light”

Are we witnessing the decline of religion… or its maturation?

From praying with Christians and Orthodox Jews, to breaking bread with Muslims and meditating with Buddhists, Isaiah reflects on what he saw in their eyes — a shar ...