Religion: A Mandatory Essay

I was listening to NPR sometime last week or so and caught a piece of a very intriguing program. The show itself was called This American Life, and it’s evidently part of their regular lineup.

The program for that day, however, was called Godless America, and the feature I came in on was an excerpt from Julia Sweeny’s Letting Go of God.

I found her essay to be one of the most compelling descriptions of someone “seeing the light” when it comes to religion, i.e. someone who’s always been Christian figuring out that the Bible (and Christianity in general) isn’t necessarily what they thought it was.

I’m not going to go into any more detail than that for a number of reasons, but I urge everyone to listen to this program as soon as possible. It’s an hour long — the first 30 minutes or so are about religion in the U.S. in general, and the last portion is the essay. I think the whole thing is awesome, but at an absolute minimum you have to listen to the essay excerpt. Also, stay tuned for full versions of the essay in CD and book format, as well as a movie.

NPR – This American Life – Godless America.m4a torrent | direct