We hear a lot these days about “re-enchantment,” by which people usually mean that Richard-Dawkins-style secular materialism is going out of style, being replaced by a renewed fascination with spirituality, the occult, and the supernatural. But this resurgent spirituality is often deeply unserious, treating actual religious doctrines like items on a buffet. That’s insulting to those who take religion seriously, but it’s also potentially dangerous to those welcoming and promoting this kind of re-enchantment.
Consider a new podcast called Soul Boom, hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, whom most will know as Dwight from “The Office.” The show’s rainbow unicorn logo says a lot about how seriously spiritual matters are being taken.
Wilson has welcomed guests from across the belief spectrum in the last year to explore “the potential for spiritual revolution,” “to instigate healing transformations,” and to “delve into what it means to be human with a body and soul,”—whatever all that means.
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