Cultural Factors Affecting Today's Religious Landscape
Explore 10 reasons contributing to the diverse religious choices available today, ranging from secularism to societal uncertainties, betrayals by leaders, and the human longing for transcendence. Issues like family breakdown, moral relativism, and affluence also play a role in shaping modern religious attitudes.
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Our cultures fertile soil for religious movements 10 reasons for the long list of options on today s religious menu Howard Culbertson Southern Nazarene University 3/21/2025
1. Secularism Secular people May look religious, but no daily awareness of or reference to God and His church God and His people seem irrelevant Christianity seems boring and perhaps even untrue 3/21/2025
2. Anxiety over threats to human survival 3/21/2025
3. Uncertainties produced by complexity of modern existence 3/21/2025
4. Betrayals by political and religious leaders Televangelists like Baker, Swaggart Current Roman Catholic turmoil over sexual abuse Political leaders like Nixon, Clinton 3/21/2025
5. Intense longing for transcendence The god-shaped vacuum in the human heart Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and philosopher of the 1600 s 3/21/2025
6. Breakdown of family and neighborhood groups 3/21/2025
7. Feeling of lostness fostered by moral / religious relativism Religion comparison chart of skit in Worldview Boutique video Elephant metaphor 3/21/2025
8. Nave openness to religious imports 3/21/2025
9. Affluence and consumerism 3/21/2025
10. Failures in the church Inadequate Biblical teaching sub-Christian gospel of success Extreme individualism Sterile services Overemphasis on propositional truths Lack of authentic Christian community 3/21/2025
Our cultures fertile soil for religious movements End 3/21/2025
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