Since humans have long managed to have experiences that they understood to be religious without the benefit of critical theory, some may wonder why I find thinking about Mormonism and theory not only worthwhile but imperative.Others may suppose that using critical theory as a lens for viewing Mormonism puts the cart before the horse or uses the cart to mow the horse down.The short response to...
The broad ethics of Jesus were quickly narrowed to village theologies, which preached an election or favoritism -Emerson Now let us frankly face the fact that our culture is one which is geared in many ways to help us evade any need to face this inner, silent self -Thomas Merton "Liberal spirituality" is the title and theme of this essay.A double entendre is intended -suggesting the...