Defining Religion: Creed, Cult, Conduct

In this fictionalized pastoral counseling session, the Episcopalian Priest Robert Farrar Capon shares some eternal truths related to the nature of religion—and in conclusion, how Christianity differs. With that said, there are a few words that are out of date, including the phrase “Oriental philosophy.” Aside from this there are a number of brilliant ideas that could be easily adapted into a sermon today:

When we talk about religion, we use the word in two different senses. The first is wide and loose: we say, for example, that Arthur jogs religiously, meaning that…