Lutheran Witness: June/July 2012

This issue discusses the trend of “do-it-yourself” or “cafeteria” religion—what one of our authors calls choosing our doctrines from a “buffet of beliefs.” Offering a foretaste of what can befall those who style themselves as “spiritual” rather than “religious.”

From the President: Love Your Pastor

From the Editor: To the reader

Features:

Spiritual but Not Religious — Travis J. Scholl

Believe It Your Way — William Cwirla

Americans Designing a Make-Your-Own Religion — Cathy Lynn Grossman

Utterly Foreign — Peter Berg

Godadoodles and Godschnoodles — Gaven Mize

Departments:

WMLT Youth Will Live Love(d) — Elizabeth M. Truong

10 minutes with… Dr. Bruce G. Kintz — James H. Heine

Family Matters Teaching the Faith — Daniel A. Hinton

This month in church The Best Cardio Exercise — Greg Wismar

Letters

Shedding some light

Notices

Searching Scripture Say the same thing — Joshua Hayes

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