Christianity has been presented as the final “item” that will fulfill humans in a more eternal, everlasting way. Yet, we are seeing the myth of fulfillment in the ways people are leaving churches in higher numbers than ever before. The story of God that a majority of Christians are telling is simply perpetuating the cycle of idolatry that Rollins describes in this book: recognition of lack, pursuit of fulfilling idol, momentary satisfaction, recognition of lack, etc, etc.
Christians have been critical of the theory of evolution because for many, it makes the narratives in Genesis more difficult to understand. Some religious critics of the theory claim that the theory takes the need for God out of the world. As progressive people of faith, we can find in this book words to help us verbalize our appreciation and acceptance of the theory.
If you have found your way to The Holy Craft, you’ve probably gotten perturbed by the whole angry God idea. Jonathan Edwards was not the first to preach about an angry God, but will certainly not be the last, unfortunately. The angry God of Jonathan Edwards has used to manipulate people to repentance and is not an accurate picture of what so many progressive people believe about God.