I recall an instance at a big conference here some years ago where a
Christian musician I respected (although we have some pretty different views on some issues) refused to be cornered by a line
of questions (
framed more like an interrogation) which would have made him espouse the party line on spirituality as defined by those running the event.
Such a
framing of the
question will particularly speak to those familiar with the
Christian tradition, but other language will also enter into the conversation when a diverse group
of religious leaders and religious scholars are invited into the conversation.