Beyond Parochial Faith: A Catholic Confesses
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Her spiritual transformation allows no denial of God's existence, but her rational mind cannot accept the Christian Father/Son myth. She moves from parochial faith to faith informed by science, world religions, and the arguments of atheists.
Clancy denounces what she calls sexist God-talk and espouses "secular spirituality," while also honoring Jesus and religious myths for being avenues to transcendence.
Beyond Parochial Faith shows a deeply spiritual life independent of religion's dictates. "Nones," the Goddess, sexual assault, the #MeToo movement, and a gay priest play roles in this story. The author's questioning epitomizes Western spiritual evolution in the twenty-first century.
Jeanette Blonigen Clancy
Jeanette Blonigen Clancy is an educator and writer in Minnesota. She taught languages and communication to adolescents and adults in a variety of settings, most recently teaching English to adult immigrants and supervising student teachers. Brought up in a blanketing Catholic climate, she obtained a master’s degree in systematic theology from a Catholic university and attends Mass with Benedictines, but claims a “secular spirituality,” free of religious dictates. She blogs at www.godisnot3guys.com.
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