RT Article
T1 The Old Book Switcheroo: Or Anatomy of a Delusion
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 49
IS 2
SP 262
OP 273
A1 Bittner, David
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2010
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1668838249
AB In this paper, an aging baby boomer "tells all" about his personal experience with some of the "pitfalls of organized religion," as observed from his somewhat unusual perspective as a Jew by birth and a Roman Catholic by choice, and a lifelong Asperger's sufferer, the butt of practical jokes in a variety of juvenile and adult settings. His conclusion, echoing H.L. Mencken's famous statement that "the cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy," is that the best antidote to these "pitfalls" may be found simply in the responsible practice of religion, including both Judaism and Christianity. The author also believes his own survival in life despite some "ogres and tricksters" along the way validates the Jungian philosophy of synchronicity. He believes that the storms of life are best weathered by accepting them as parts of a Merciful Providence's "vast eternal plans" for all His children on Earth.
K1 Asperger's syndrome
K1 Choir
K1 Confirmation (Sacrament)
K1 Grandparents
K1 Synchronicity
DO 10.1007/s10943-009-9314-2