Monica,
I agree. I think it important to understand that our sense of God has ALWAYS been informed by the collective sum of the then-current knowledge across human history.  Joseph Campbell wrote well on the role of myth in human history. Myth not only has evolved with humankind, but has changed in nature to reflect "where we are" (if you will).  So, for example, so much of what we hear from and about Jesus takes on a different nuance if one understands that in the world of his era, we were moving away from the greco-roman multi/poly theism, to the monotheism held by the Jewish faith.  

In today's world of the internet et al., myth means something very different. Just as cosmologists and theoretical physicists attempt to expand what we know, and tie it all together, theologians need to work in much the same role. Alas, there seems little "room" for that in the church today.  Benedict did the church no favors by putting boxes around theologians. And the church is paying as a result.