I've spoken about William Willimon before. William Willimon is a long-time United Methodist minister, Professor of Liturgy and Preaching at Duke University, and a prolific lecturer and author. He also made it to Time magazine's list of America's ten foremost living preachers.

I think Willimon is one of the most astute observers of the American religious scene alive today. Willimon is concerned about the state of the Church in the United States. One thing he sees happening that concerns him is a tendency toward the privatization of religion. Willimon is worried that more and more Americans are seeing religion as something we do alone, not as a corporate activity. Willimon cites as evidence the drive-in church (where you can worship without ever getting out of your car), Dial-a-Prayer, televi…