They're political fights for the moment, but, for me, what's needed is kind of religious or spiritual revival that draws some of the energy out of the political conflict -- because it belongs elsewhere to begin with. Until that happens, we're sort of stuck culturally.
We probably disagree on what such a revival would look like. I don't be…
They're political fights for the moment, but, for me, what's needed is kind of religious or spiritual revival that draws some of the energy out of the political conflict -- because it belongs elsewhere to begin with. Until that happens, we're sort of stuck culturally.
We probably disagree on what such a revival would look like. I don't believe that Christianity is well-suited to this project. In fact, none of the traditional Axial Age religions are. (This isn't to discount their importance historically, or what we can learn from them). Neither is "Science" with-a-capital-S. My view is that there is an imperative to create something new, and people need to wake up to it.
I suspect there's a lot we could discuss on this topic, because we seem to agree mostly on how civil society should be structured.
They're political fights for the moment, but, for me, what's needed is kind of religious or spiritual revival that draws some of the energy out of the political conflict -- because it belongs elsewhere to begin with. Until that happens, we're sort of stuck culturally.
We probably disagree on what such a revival would look like. I don't believe that Christianity is well-suited to this project. In fact, none of the traditional Axial Age religions are. (This isn't to discount their importance historically, or what we can learn from them). Neither is "Science" with-a-capital-S. My view is that there is an imperative to create something new, and people need to wake up to it.
I suspect there's a lot we could discuss on this topic, because we seem to agree mostly on how civil society should be structured.