I
am an engineer. I have also spent five years studying theology. Now about 50
years later I ask myself, what did I learn during those years in seminary? The
one thing that I finally grasped is the role of mythology in shaping society.
What
is mythology? It is a story that society tells to itself to explain its raison d'ĂȘtre (reason for being). And what are the characteristics of the mythological
story?