Spiritual bankruptcy
a prophetic call to action
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Word Count
45,750 words, Guess
Page Count
183 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781426702952
- ISBN-101426702957
- Library of Congress Control Number2009053571
- OCLC Control Number497884193
- Open LibraryOL24002880M
Classifications
- DDC261.0973/09045
- LCCBR115.C8 C5225 2010
Description
In these times many people feel that their cherished religious values are held hostage by the forces of secularization and that, as a consequence, society is morally bankrupt. While acknowledging this problem, John Cobb overturns the prevailing expectations by drawing a distinction between secularization and secularism. Secularization, as Cobb uses the term, has a prophetic function. It is a process by which religion is cleansed and refocused on mission and ministry rather than on other-worldly myths and concerns. The uncritical understanding of religion that focuses on religion for its own sake is what Cobb calls secularism. In Cobb's view, secularization has led to secularism or a culture of consumerism that threatens those very religious convictions many hold dear. After teasing the concepts of secularization and secularism apart, Cobb proposes an alternate path for secularization that will help us reevaluate our relation to our world and each other.
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