The Gospel of Prothero

Here is an interesting article in Newsweek on current cultural/religious realities in the US.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17439043/site/newsweek/page/2/

Americans are ignorant of religion. They are very spiritually oriented, but religiously ignorant.

The review states:

In spite of the fact that more than 90 percent of Americans say they believe in
God, only a tiny portion of them knows a thing about religion.

Those of us engaged with the spiritual journeys of ordinary people, are not surprised by this, of course. But it is intriguing to read a scholar's take on it, especially one whose own spiritual journey is revealed in the article. Prothero is, BTW, a Boston University professor.

This is worth five minutes to read… ten more to reflect. Maybe thirty more to have a discussion with co-laborers in the harvest.