Emilie, I am in the process of developing these short form podcasts. Prospective title: “How to Be a Real Christian”. Meant to be a little playful and provocative both as well as informative.
Hi Zeus! So, I just now got around to reading this whole posting. Thank you so much for such a thorough discussion of the topic. What really stood out to me of all you mentioned is the extremely strong need that humans seem to have for a “savior.” The lengths people will go to to hasten the coming or return of the savior figure is kind of wild to me. As you mentioned (and this is my belief as well), a mature spirituality is about direct personal relationship with the Divine and a radical sense of personal responsibility that accompanies that. With true freedom comes deep personal accountability, so I kind of get why people want to blaming the devil while they wait for a savior.
Emilie, I am in the process of developing these short form podcasts. Prospective title: “How to Be a Real Christian”. Meant to be a little playful and provocative both as well as informative.
Hi Zeus! So, I just now got around to reading this whole posting. Thank you so much for such a thorough discussion of the topic. What really stood out to me of all you mentioned is the extremely strong need that humans seem to have for a “savior.” The lengths people will go to to hasten the coming or return of the savior figure is kind of wild to me. As you mentioned (and this is my belief as well), a mature spirituality is about direct personal relationship with the Divine and a radical sense of personal responsibility that accompanies that. With true freedom comes deep personal accountability, so I kind of get why people want to blaming the devil while they wait for a savior.