tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31896366.post7690117378536834825..comments2024-03-22T07:16:35.188+00:00Comments on Against Heresies: A Few Good Men? Reforming the cult of the celebrity preacher (1)Martin Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019053545918223050noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31896366.post-22490384201164152972009-10-22T18:08:31.999+01:002009-10-22T18:08:31.999+01:00Honest post. Thanks for writing it.
I think that ...Honest post. Thanks for writing it.<br /><br />I think that the psychological critiques are quite instructive here.<br /><br />The death of the father, and the adoption of heroes in its place, is Christianized and translated.<br /><br />Perhaps we need heroes because dads let us down. And worship of a distant preacher, for some distorted and over emphasised virtue is much easier than worship of the Triune God, who requires effort and doesn't give us immediate happiness.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891843421526810737noreply@blogger.com