Transformation Tuesday: Nugget from A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg)
For Transformation Tuesday, here is a nugget of transformation from A Theology for the Rest of Us by Arthur Yavelberg . "People are social animals by nature and religions (and, for these purposes, I include atheism as a religion in the sense that it is a system of faith) are social communities where there is considerable pressure to conform. ... Such people are not going to take too kindly to those with questions they themselves have exerted great psychic energy to repress." Book description: If God exists and is good, why is there evil? Avoiding such questions underlies the spiritual emptiness and anxiety in today's world. A Theology for the Rest of Us explores how to approach the divine through Eastern and Western religious traditions without dogma, challenging readers to "be you lamps unto yourselves." In a time of internecine wars and all kinds of abuse of authority and trust, too many good, thoughtful people are "voting with their feet" and tur...