On the Evolution of Religion (A Spiral Dynamics Perspective)

For primitive man, the world was filled with spirits. These spirits anthropomorphized and became fewer in number, but after a while, these too fled before the power of the One True God. This personal God became increasingly impersonal, until He became the deist prime mover and little else. Finally, man decided there could be none greater or wiser than himself. Thus, God died.

God, though, is resurrected in the next stage of man. His voice is heard again. He is seen in His plural oneness and timeless time-embeddedness. We are soon comfortable again with God and His presence. Where, then, shall we go from here?