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Maybe it's because of Easter that we are getting more stories on the fate, supposedly dire, of Christianity. Recent polls show fewer Americans want to call themselves Christians, and Newsweek came out this month with an article titled "The End of Christian America." Maybe we really are becoming more like Europe!
I suspect this may be a little like the poll that showed that fewer Americans are happy to consider themselves pro-capitalism - more a passion of the moment than a genuine new trend, as America's holy trinity has been Jesus, capitalism, and guns (not necessarily in that order). In the case of disillusionment with capitalism, the fall of the markets is an obvious explanation. As regards Christianity, one imagines that it may have more to do with our Christianists and their narrow, militant presence in American politics, giving Christianity in general a blighted image, and now its easier to come out because of the religious-right's fall from power and grace.
In any case, in all this media buzz, I have come across another book to put on my wish list: Terry Eagleton's "Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate" Mr. Eagleton is a well-known Marxist, but I'm not entirely sure if he is of the godless variety, since he has decided to bring his dialectical gifts to the defense of God against the so-called New Atheists, as he even takes to referring to Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins as simply Ditchkens. And Eagleton is a good advocate to have on your side. He's not a bad writer to read either.
