DAX’S DEAR GOD, RELIGIOSITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND THE CHRISTIAN PREDICAMENT

Abstract

The song “Dear God” by Dax is a masterpiece that can be seen to portray adequate philosophical and religious connotations. The phrase, ‘I don’t want religion, I need that spirituality’, becomes the driving force as it could be seen to be a concern for every genuine modern Christian. Religion has so much blindfolded many people. Recently, there has been a quest for spirituality against the backdrop of religiosity among many scholars and lay people, who understood the distinctive nature of such dualized concepts when making heaven. While many people speak about religiosity and mere reading of the Bible, such attempts have not quenched the quest of the modern person to compare ancient Christianity and what is being practiced in modern Christianity. It has become obvious that making heaven does not rely on such religious beliefs but on the ideals of practical life as inscribed in the sacred word of God. This is why Dax expressed that one needs genuine spirituality and not mere religion in his interaction with God, contrary to what the modern church seems to offer. Applying such a discourse analysis, this work reviewed the position of Dax and argued that hypocritical religion is detrimental to God, but rather a compassionate aspect of such religion, as God intended, is what would make the belief in the afterlife a reality. The work also argued for religio-religion amid such complex and hypocritical religious practice for a revitalised ambition for heaven.