“This internalization or privatization of religion is one of the most momentous changes that has ever taken place in Christendom” Sidney Mead
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matt 5:14-16
Martin Marty, esteemed church historian from the University of Chicago, has written a book called Modern Schism. In it he asserts that we are now living for the first time in history where Christianity has been boxed into a private sphere and has largely stopped speaking to the public arena. The late Christopher Reeve gave evidence of this dramatic shift when he told a student group at Yale University, “When matters of public policy are debated, no religions should have a seat at the table.”
