PERSONAL GOD WITHOUT COMMITMENT
Quoting Wade Clark Roof’s book, Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion he writes: “Roof comes up with five varieties of religious or spiritual types: Secularists, those who foreswear religion as a force shaping their lives in any meaningful sense; Metaphysical Seekers & Believers; Born-Again Evangelicals; Mainstream Believers; and Dogmatists.” He continues, “American Boomers want community, but on strictly individual terms. They want a human closeness without feeling cramped or obligated. They want a personal God who doesn’t ask much personally. They want mystery, but in a controlled, non-disruptive way. They want a faith that’s fulfilling, practical, earthy, tolerant, transcendent, fun, empowering, morally serious without being morally demanding, a faith that restores wonder and deepens intimacy, and they want it not to cost too much or take up a lot of time.” From Don Maddox, Tarzana, California
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