Redefining God Across the country, many are redefining God. “Dissatisfaction with conventional images of an authoritarian or paternalistic deity, people are embracing quirky, individualistic conceptions of God to suit their own spiritual needs,” notes Lisa Miller in a 4/21/00 Wall Street Journal feature. “People seek out these new gods the way they seek out new products in the marketplace,” says Randall Styers, assistant professor at Union theological Seminary. “ The 5/3 issue of WSJ carried 5 letters to the editor chiding the notion of trying to divine God and distancing it from biblical Christianity.
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