tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850989161546854111.post5373759774835096772..comments2024-03-03T05:12:05.193-08:00Comments on Dancing our Faith: The "Self-Liquidation" of ReligionSPKliewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900233151722175515noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850989161546854111.post-31210807218146942672011-03-24T05:22:22.805-07:002011-03-24T05:22:22.805-07:00And yet, for all of Berger's predictions, reli...And yet, for all of Berger's predictions, religion in the United States is going like gangbusters. As, frankly, it is in much of the rest of the world. I think the particular challenge is in stable social democracies. If you do not fear for your livelihood, or your physical health and well being, the health-and-wealth gospel that has so flourished here and in the developing world seems...well...like the empty thing it is. If your culture has wearied of religious conflict, and embraced a scientific worldview, then the rigidities of literalism will have no purchase. There's space for faith, but just not the forms of faith that predominate. Being "relevant" in Europe and Canada will mean a different vocabulary. More Rob Bell, less Joel Osteen, if you will.Beloved Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568697883886058321noreply@blogger.com