In a recent New York Times editorial, Ross Douthat, describes religious trends in 21st century America as neither shifting towards the extreme of unbelief or the extreme of fundamentalism. Instead, religious trends are shifting toward a “generalized ‘religiousness’ detached from the claims of any specific faith tradition.” While growing numbers of Americans are abandoning organized [...]
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#23 Generalized religiousness and the American dream
Posted in Ethics, God, Philosophy of Religions, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged generalized religiousness, sexy messiah on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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