Does Emma Watson Offer a Picture of the Future?

Emma Watson, the actress who brought Hermione Granger to life in the Harry Potter films, is now starring the in Darren Aronofsky’s adaption of the biblical story of Noah. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, she described herself as someone who is “more spiritual than specifically religious.” She went on to say, “I had a sense that I believed in a higher power, but that I was more of a Universalist. I see that there are these unifying tenets between so many religions.” So here’s my question, in this trend toward a more generalized belief in God rather than adherence to a particular tradition, is Emma a representative of the...