Reflections about Contemporary Catholic Belief and Practice. According to the latest report from the Pew Research Center, Christianity in the United States is declining and the number of U. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing. Americans are shifting away from organized religion. One of the most i.

Substance dualism and the failure of philosophical theology. I want to coin a word. Constructed from the Greek words for matter and fear. My intention is, following the custom of the doctors, to call attention to an everyday phenomenon by giving it a pretentious Greek label; in this case, one designed to insinuate pathology for what might otherwise pass as. Lies at the root of the. And try to destroy it. Like all true cultural pre-s.