![]() While spiritual practice and prayer are still with us, they look different from the church-going and prayers practices of our parents’ time. Protestant conflicts over homosexuality, a politicized strident religious right, the Catholic Church sex scandal, terrorism and more have exacerbated trends that were present before the advent of that “horrible decade”. Focusing on a distinction between positive experiential spirituality (as viewed even by many of traditionally religious Christians) and a deadening institutional belief-oriented religion, Bass examines the decline of traditional religion in terms of practice and belief–particularly noting a precipitous decline after September 11, 2001. Using social science survey data as well as historical and theological analysis and anecdotes drawn from her own life and work, Bass describes the end of traditional religion as we are witnessing it before sharing her hopeful assessment (or intuition) of the awakening that we are on the cusp of seeing. – Diana Butler Bass – Christianity After Religion ![]()
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