Religionless
Christianity: Do I need the Church if I am "spiritual"? by Tim Gray, Ph.D.
Americans have long been characterized, by people like Alexis
Tocqueville, as a very religious people. However, a major cultural shift is
putting this characterization in question, as more Americans see themselves as
"spiritual" rather than "religious." Not only has
Christianity been pushed out of the public square by secular forces hostile to
faith, but within American Christianity itself there is a shrinking back from
the visibility of the Church and public worship, from the non-denominational
movement to the recent house Church movement, to recent reactions to the priest
abuse scandals, the place of religion and Church is in question. Can one have a
religionless Christianity? What do these trends forebode about the future of
Christianity in America?
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