Is it true that the millennials aren’t interested in God? Or is it that they don’t believe in the God that the traditional theists believe in: the patriarchal, omnipotent, judging God who required a blood sacrifice in order to facilitate his reconciliation to the fallen human race? Well, for the record: I don’t believe in the God they don’t believe in either!
I think there is a lot of room for, and need for, a reevaluation of the theistic concept of God.
I recommend the writings of Bishop John Shelby Spong, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Elizabeth Johnson, Marcus Borg, Elaine Pagels, Karen Armstrong,
Maybe start with Gavin Hyman, A Short History of Atheism.
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About Mona
I am a wife and mother, a once-Catholic now UCC Christian, with a degree in Theology, a Masters in Religious Education, 27 years of theology teaching experience -- mainly High School, some College. I am now working as a Hospital Chaplain and feeling humbled and privileged every day.
I love my family and I love to write; writing helps keep me sane.
Published writing:
• From Hurt To Healing, Publish America 2004, ebook on Amazon, 2011;
•"Forgive and Forget," America Magazine, September 16, 2002;
•"From Victim to Victimizer," Human Development Magazine, Summer 2005;
• It's Just Not Fair, Introducing The Fairly-Good Mother, ebook at Amazon, 2011;
• Traces of Hope: Surviving Grief and Loss, March 2015, St. Johann Press
http://www.amazon.com/Traces-Hope-Surviving-Grief-Loss/dp/1937943275
