This then is our dilemma: how to transmit faith from one generation to the next without falsifying it as a mere cultural appendage, the icing on the cake of Americanism, a family idiosyncrasy like a preference for crunchy or smooth peanut butter.

For the fact that God’s revelation of himself transcends any culture, including ours, does not negate the human act of passing on our spiritual heirloom, the pearl of great price.

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Gender-neutral version:

This then is our dilemma: how to transmit faith from one generation to the next without falsifying it as a mere cultural appendage, the icing on the cake of Americanism, a family idiosyncrasy like a preference for crunchy or smooth peanut butter.

For the fact that God’s revelation of Godself transcends any culture, including ours, does not negate the human act of passing on our spiritual heirloom, the pearl of great price.