How to Use This Site The Metaphor of the Nautilus The Need to go Beyond Religion About the Host- John W. Sloat The Theology of Beyond Religion Reactions from Our Visitors   The Theology of Beyond Religion We believe... That God is unconditionally loving and accepting. That we have an eternal spiritual identity which is part of God. That we lived in the spirit world before our birth, and that we had a voice in choosing some of the circumstances into which we were born. That because we are an eternal part of God, we all live multiple lives. That we are surrounded by spiritual resources-angels, spirit guides-and that we can make contact with these entities to receive guidance and protection. That what we call coincidence is evidence of the guidance of the spirit world according to laws as yet unknown to us. That the purpose of our existence on earth is personal spiritual growth. That death is merely a change of form on the way to the next spiritual experience. That we retain in our oversoul all the accumulated wisdom of our multiple physical experiences. That those who have died are near us and can make themselves known under certain circumstances. That all religions have something valuable to offer, that all are attempting to discover the divine plan, but that no one religion has the ultimate and unique truth. That the Bible is able to be understood on a number of levels, and that it supports the worldview which is described in this website. That every person possesses a tiny ray of the light of God, and thus every person is capable of teaching us something about the truth of God.