I think that you're confusing "God" with "Faith". It has been suggested, and with strong evidence, that there's a deep psychological need in people for faith. But that faith doesn't have to be in God. (Otherwise, how the hell would humanity have survived until the dominance of Christianity?) Campbell talks a lot about that, actually, how a lot of the modern ills in our society can be traced to the fact that we're clinging to a religion that really doesn't work for the modern day anymore, and this is leading a lot of people to lose their faith and try to fill the void with material things. He sees religion as a way of understanding and interpreting the language of symbols that are embedded so deeply in our subconscious minds.
That having been said, I don't think a 'personal relationship with Jesus Christ' automatically solves all problems, and anyone who is suggesting as much is, IMO, taking a view of the world that's so simplistic it's almost insulting.
If you haven't gotten around to reading 'The Power of Myth' and 'The Hero With 1,000 Faces', I recommend them to you again :) Campbell was, for all his critique of the modern church, a faithful man, and the way he talks about religion was almost enough to convert -me-.
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Date: 2006-03-01 06:09 pm (UTC)That having been said, I don't think a 'personal relationship with Jesus Christ' automatically solves all problems, and anyone who is suggesting as much is, IMO, taking a view of the world that's so simplistic it's almost insulting.
If you haven't gotten around to reading 'The Power of Myth' and 'The Hero With 1,000 Faces', I recommend them to you again :) Campbell was, for all his critique of the modern church, a faithful man, and the way he talks about religion was almost enough to convert -me-.