God Is Not a Christian

I don’t think that headline will be overly shocking to the readers of this blog.  But an interview with R. Kirby Godsey by Timothy Dalrymple here at Patheos has been getting some traction.  Godsey has written a new book on how we can talk about God in an increasingly pluralistic world.  Here’s a taste:

I’m convinced that we cast our vision of God in terms that are too narrow and limited. Those of us who have grown up in the Christian tradition think it’s rather obvious that God belongs to our tradition. We assume God is one of us. But it’s just as apparent to people who grew up in different religious that God’s Word and God’s ways are not the exclusive property of the Christian tradition. There are people of genuine piety and profound religious conviction who have come to that piety through other avenues. At the very least, they deserve our respect and a listening ear. [READ THE REST]