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I think that what post-Christianity is, and its belief in progress, is a desire for the Kingdom without the King.
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The speaker describes post-Christianity as keeping the hope of a better, almost kingdom-like future while leaving out the King who would rule it. In this view, belief in progress seeks the benefits of a promised ideal without the authority or religious foundation represented by the King.
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