I am in the process of reading this. What I can say, right off the bat, is that some people did interpret Landmark as spiritual. My recruiter was among them. She said that when she mentioned this perception to the center manager, the woman had held her finger to her lips, in other words, to keep that quiet.
My own experience was that they presented what looked to me like "New Age" concepts in a secular format.
It has always been my impression, from my experience, and from comments made by others, that the reasons that Landmark does not present itself as spiritual are twofold:
1) That way, it is not in conflict with anyone's religion, (here I am talking about internal conflict that someone might feel), and
2) It takes away the "excuse" that people, (such as employees), could make about not going because it is in conflict with their religion. This would make it easier for employers to mandate.
My own experience was that they presented what looked to me like "New Age" concepts in a secular format.
It has always been my impression, from my experience, and from comments made by others, that the reasons that Landmark does not present itself as spiritual are twofold:
1) That way, it is not in conflict with anyone's religion, (here I am talking about internal conflict that someone might feel), and
2) It takes away the "excuse" that people, (such as employees), could make about not going because it is in conflict with their religion. This would make it easier for employers to mandate.