I agree that that the atomized liberal subject has his or her origins in Christianity, which mandates a Platonic relationship to God at the expense of material reality.
Very interesting. You could argue that “spiritual but not religious” Christianity reached its apex in denominations like Quakerism, where even the authority of the Church and the Bible are subordinate to an individuals “inner light.”
I agree that that the atomized liberal subject has his or her origins in Christianity, which mandates a Platonic relationship to God at the expense of material reality.
Very interesting. You could argue that “spiritual but not religious” Christianity reached its apex in denominations like Quakerism, where even the authority of the Church and the Bible are subordinate to an individuals “inner light.”