Why I Am Post-Christian

I grew up in a Christian family, and as an adult spent over 20 years in Presbyterian churches. I am now a Unitarian Universalist. Over the years, I have called myself a Christian, a Christian Heretic, a Gnostic Christian, a Zen Christian, and now Post-Christian.

Things that interest me inlcude Christian origins, Gnosticism, Panentheism, Process Theology, Buddhism, Hinduism, Metaphysics, Neo-Paganism, and liberal religion in general.

I look forward to discussing these and other topics here in the future.

Jim

Re: Why I Am Post-Christian

  I am at home on my journey as aUnitarian Universalist.I consider myself as a UUTaoist.

Re: Why I Am Post-Christian

I'm ready to abandon all religous traditions with something more closely connected to the mind and body….although something “on the outside” still brushes its stroke on my canvas.

Re: Why I Am Post-Christian

Hi,

I'm a little reluctant to identify myself as a post-Christian. Who I am today is largely because of years of nurture, insight, and love received from good hearted Christians. So I really want to respect that, while admitting that most of popular Christianity today is a strange extension of early misunderstandings of the Jesus experience.

I just finished Jesus for the Non-religious by Spong. There is so much that he misses in that book, but it did help me see that I really don't believe orthodox creeds, so I guess I am, by default, cast out!

I also recently listened to Don Beck's Spiral Dynamics audio series and feel pretty strongly that the “transcend and include” mantra is essential for those of us at this stage. But how do we do that? If we are  in the yellow meme, then we should be looking to support meme masters as each stage. This means we should be supporting both the evangelical (blue) meme, and the agnostic (orange) meme, and all the others.

Frankly, I don't feel up for it, I want to run and hide!

Anyway, appreciate seeing that others are in the same place I am. Nice to meet you!

Richard

Re: Why I Am Post-Christian

I never was a Christian.  I was raised by a Christian and an atheist.  I never took to either way of thought. 

I never was a Christian.  I have always been God.