Despite my Voltairean dislike for religion in the public sphere, I must pay credit to thinkers who connect faith to the task of improving life on earth for others: the liberation theologists, for example, or the environmentalists you praise.

My basic problem with thelogians is that, imo, they often get so carried away with words and logic that what they’re saying can take me further from real religious experience. To me, Tillich’s concepts are often much more “grounded in being,” so to speak…

“One point you might consider: “postmodern” is a school of philosophical thought that is not apt for me and the theologians. It is not an historical adjective, meaning after the modern era; so I would suggest if you use the word, don’t use quote marks and do hyphenate it: post-modern. I would rather use the word “contemporary.” Don’t think this is too picky.”

As a result, I’ve changed references to the word “postmodern” to “contemporary.” John also requested that I refer to him as a retired rather than a former Methodist minister.