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Can the Catholic Church Reverse the Decline in Membership?

May 08, 2025 by Larry Jordan

Many people who left the Church are NOT coming back.

Why Are So Many People Leaving the Catholic Church?

Apr 30, 2025 by Larry Jordan

For years, the Catholic Church has seen dramatic declines in Mass attendance. Many agree that the Catholic Church needs sweeping changes.

Are We Too Attached to Our Religious Beliefs?

Apr 23, 2025 by Larry Jordan

As science informs us, we are increasingly unlikely to believe unbelievable things.

What Can We Learn from the Rise and Fall of Communities?

Oct 31, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Cities change. Churches change. How will we accommodate change, while retaining what is worthy in our cultures and traditions?

When Churches Close: The Consequences of a Declining Faith

Oct 19, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Should we be concerned that society is becoming more secular? Give me lovers, rather than believers, any day.

Why Churches Should Focus on Values, Not Just Beliefs

Sep 26, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Some people want churches to focus on values, not just beliefs.

What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?

Aug 15, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Recall that there are 45,000 Christian denominations, who almost never agree. Imagine that all 2.4 billion Christians agree that we should follow Jesus. What does it mean to follow Jesus?

The Future of Christianity

Jul 25, 2024 by Larry Jordan

What is the future of Christianity? Can Christianity be more experiential, more nuanced, and more respectful of science?

What Beliefs Are Fundamental To Christianity?

May 23, 2024 by Larry Jordan

There are more than 45,000 forms of Christianity worldwide, and they disagree on the fundamentals. What beliefs are fundamental to Christianity?

Leaving Church, Maintaining Spiritual Practices

Mar 21, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Many people are leaving church over questions of belief or doctrine. How are people who are leaving church maintaining spiritual practices?

Leaving Church, Finding Community

Mar 15, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Many people are leaving church because of some speculative doctrines, supernatural beliefs, and unkind practices that they found in church. Where are they finding community after leaving church?

Christianity: Creeds, Exclusive Claims and Evangelization

Mar 08, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Christianity uniquely emphasizes creeds, exclusive claims and evangelization, compared to many other religions.

How Do You Know?

Jan 15, 2024 by Larry Jordan

We do not "know" as much as we think that we know, so there are a few questions that I ask myself to clarify the difference between believing something and knowing something.

"I'm Not 'out' with My Doubt."

Jan 08, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Since I wrote a book about asking questions, I'm meeting a lot of people who are asking questions. Many of them tell me, "I'm not 'out' with my doubt."

If Not Christian Theism, Then What?

Jan 01, 2024 by Larry Jordan

Sometimes, readers will ask me, "If you don't believe in a Supreme Being who creates the Universe and manages human affairs, then what do you believe?"

Is Christian Theism Dead?

Dec 14, 2023 by Larry Jordan

Jim Palmer, a friend and mentor who wrote the foreword to my book, recently posted a podcast episode called, "Is Christian Theism Dead?" for the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality.

Everyone is Agnostic

Jul 12, 2023 by Larry Jordan

Everyone is agnostic, but not everyone admits it. Sometimes, we confuse firmly-held beliefs with well-documented facts, but beliefs are not facts.

Practice is Underrated

Jun 24, 2023 by Larry Jordan
Many Christians assume that belief is the most important feature of religion and that belief influences community and practice. In fact, many people who abandon Christian beliefs (which may seem speculative or supernatural to them) also abandon community and practice.

Community is Misplaced

Jun 21, 2023 by Larry Jordan

Many Christians assume that belief is the most important feature of religion, since belief is such an important feature of Christianity. However, in most religions, orthopraxy or right action is more important than orthodoxy or right belief. Community and practice are two aspects of orthopraxy.

Belief is Overrated

Jun 15, 2023 by Larry Jordan

All theology is speculation, and when we realize that there are almost 50,000 Christian denominations and that all of them have changed a lot in 2,000 years, we see how absurd it is to claim that any denomination, no matter how large or how old, contains "Truth with a capital T." 

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