Problem is that this is a quest to regain some form of theism, which is always, to my mind, metaphysical, dualistic, and too much of Plato's "cave". Much prefer David's approach in "Embracing the Human Jesus", which does not require any theism! Even "post-theism" seems to me to have a small space left for the "cave" and the dualism that allows us to avoid reality with all its messiness, cruelty, love, fun, pain, joy.

Bruce, thanks for recommending Kearney's "Anatheism". Over the past 2 or 3 months I've been reading, mostly an eclectic assortment of sociological and psychological perspectives, about 'the new and different, non-theistic faith' (my words: for lack of a better description) that, apparently, is sweeping across a thoroughly secularized Europe. After reading your post on Snow Blog, I checked out some online reviews of "Anatheism". With Kearney's philosophical approach to this European phenomenon, it seems a good fit with my recent reading material. So I ordered the book. In anticipation of it's arrival, and as per your warning, I've also dusted off my dictionary <grin>. I'm also looking forward to spending some of my post-retirement hours reflecting on what Kearney has to say about the 'G*d problem', especially in relation to the works of Gordon Kaufman, Don Cupitt, Lloyd Geering and, more recently, David Galston's "Embracing the Human Jesus".