Why Retired Clergy Lose Faith and Leave Church
For someone with “Reverend” in front of their name, admitting that he or she has lost faith feels overwhelmingly frightening and threatening.
Tag Archive for: faith
My Long Farewell to Traditional Religion (and What Remains)
Like some of the early followers of Jesus, I have doubted. A lot. This is my story.
What Matters More—Belief or Behavior?
It may startle you, but throughout the Bible, God seems surprisingly disinterested in doctrinal beliefs.
Leaving Church?
Legions of people are disgusted with the sorry state of institutional religion in twenty-first century America—for many good reasons.
God Is No Longer a Working Number
For millions of people across the globe, God (as we have historically known God) is no longer a working number. Neither is traditional theology or the institutional church.
If Faith Were a Movie
Today’s religious environment offers Americans a wide variety of faith options. In the spirit of the recent Academy Awards season, this column will focus on five of them, each one illustrated by a movie.
The Gospel According to Don Draper
Authentic faith requires less certainty and more ambiguity.
The Decade of Doubt
2011–2020 could easily be designated “the decade of doubt.”
Jesus-less Christianity
American Christians, far too often, jettison Jesus from our lives.
Church on Fire
Notre Dame on fire is an apt metaphor for the twenty-first century church.