Society has become well versed in the methods necessary to weaken the radicalism of the Gospel by reducing Christianity to what is viewed as reasonable by the logic of the market and by a culture committed to a largely post- Christian, consumerist vision of human life. Thus the disruptive character of Christianity is silenced and Christian spirituality is repackaged as a soothing therapeutic exercise that serves the needs of a culture committed above all else to the enjoyment of consumer activities. Matthew T Eggemeier
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In the early 1900s when Christianity was being established in America, social reformers were aware that a new movement in the world was going to dilute the message of Jesus. They knew that a new America was going to be a place of materialism and self-gratification. The leaders of the world began to harness this new culture in order to weaken its radicalism. This is how they did it: they reduced Christianity to what was viewed as reasonable by the logic of the market and by a culture committed to a largely post-Christian, consumerist vision of human life.

In other words, they tried to make Christianity seem reasonable and fit into the culture’s standards. By doing this, they hoped that people would embrace Christianity and see it as a form of self-help.

Source: A Sacramentalprophetic Vision: Christian Spirituality In A Suffering World

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