Elizabeth Drescher
Forfatter af Tweet If You Heart Jesus: Practicing Church in the Digital Reformation
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Elizabeth Drescher is a scholar, writer, and speaker focused on the spiritual practices of ordinary believers, present and past. She holds a Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, along with master's degrees in systematic theology, creative writing, and vis mere public policy. Currently on the faculty of Santa Clara University in California, Drescher has served as the Director of the Center for Anglican Learning Leadership at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and as a management and organizational development consultant. She is a regular contributor to the online magazine Religion Dispatches and blogs at www.elizabethdrescher.net. vis mindre
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The key to this wonderful book is that the Nones are finally allowed to speak for themselves. We (I am a None) don't form any kind of a group beyond our answer to that one question. We range from atheists to spiritual but not religious and even Christian without an affiliation. So there is no simple answer or reason that speaks to or for all of us. Drescher captures this beautifully in both her discussions of the recent trends as well as the interviewees she quotes.
There is still quite a bit of framing of non-religious value systems in religious terms but much of that is done by some of the Nones themselves. Even when leaving the institutions behind many find it difficult (or conversely, many find it easier) to retain terms and simply change what they are. Prayer is a good example, since many Nones do indeed pray while some call things prayer that aren't.
I would recommend this to just about anyone. Those who are affiliated will gain a better understanding of Nones. Nones will realize they are not alone. Those who believe that morals are only top down can see that Nones are as moral and ethical as anyone else. Most importantly, this shows that this is not something that needs fixing.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (mere)