The Search for God in an Age of Idolatry

In the prophetic traditions of Judaism and Christianity the essence of idolatry is when bad religion masks itself in righteousness and proclaims it to be the worship of the true God. When this condition of idolatry becomes normative the only recourse is to become immersed in the prophetic tradition and recognize that God is now hidden, the realization of union with God is shrouded in darkness. When this happens perhaps those agnostics and atheists who have carefully rejected bad religion, idolatry, are deeper in the walk of spiritual truth than those who wrap themselves in the cloaks of religion.