In each massive metropolis in the US and Britain there are buildings – typically fairly magnificent – that had been erected by Christian Scientist
In each massive metropolis in the US and Britain there are buildings – typically fairly magnificent – that had been erected by Christian Scientists. However lots of them at the moment are places of work and flats, as a result of this as soon as thriving and really rich denomination is just about useless.
On this week’s Holy Smoke podcast, I speak to Jon Anderson, an professional on spiritual and political sects, concerning the collapse of Christian Science – whose followers included Joyce Grenfell and Doris Day – and the scary classes it holds for immediately’s mainstream religions.
There’s already an entire graveyard of Protestant denominations filling up in America and Europe. May the extra standard bits of the Anglican and Catholic Church buildings at some point find yourself there? What about Reform and Liberal Judaism?
And why are some – to our eyes – fundamentalist or unique spiritual actions bucking the development? Latin Mass Catholicism, Haredi Judaism and certainly Mormonism are all busy profitable adherents. Do they share a recipe for spiritual survival?
It’s an eye-opening dialogue. Don’t miss it!