Tourists to Pilgrims -- A Theolog Post

By Bob Cornwall

I’ve learned a lot by watching the tourists cruise State Street looking for California experiences. I live in a tourist town, so I can spot them quickly. They’re the ones wearing jackets on what Santa Barbarans consider to be shorts weather. They hail from warmer climates and consider our climate a bit too cool.

The presence of tourists in my community may explain why I’m intrigued by Diana Butler Bass’s choice of the tourist image to describe current spiritual landscapes in Christianity for the Rest of Us. Much has been said about seekers, and about the infamous church shopper who’s in tune with the American consumerist mentality and always asks, “What can you do for me?” Like any good shopper, the church shopper looks for the bargain and the most bang for the buck.

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