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Publication Date: 15 Sep 2016 |
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing |
Page Count: 208 |
Author: Nick Spencer |
ISBN-13: 9780281075201, 9780281075218 |
The Evolution of the West
Summary of The Evolution of the West
All readers, whatever their religious, non-religious or political persuasions, should read this.
Surrounded by complex issues, it is hard to understand what’s going on, what the important thinkers are saying, and what a thinking Christian might make of it all. Nick Spencer carves out a clear path through this jungle, helping us to see how we got here in the first place and how we might move forward in faith and wisdom.
This is a much needed book. Spencer shows persuasively that we cannot understand our political, economic or social culture without taking into account the key role Christianity has played in shaping Western values. Balanced and never claiming too much, it offers an essential corrective to contemporary narratives that try to write Christianity out of the script.
An informative and interesting read.
moves along an excellent pace, deservedly a Church Times bestseller
a collection of insightful and challenging essays
A lot more than you might think, as Nick Spencer reveals in this fresh exploration of our cultural origins.
Looking at the big ideas that characterize the West, such as human dignity, the rule of law, human rights, science - and even, paradoxically, atheism and secularism - he traces the varied ways in which many of our present values grew up and flourished in distinctively Christian soil.
Always alert to the tensions and the mess of history, and careful not to overstate the Christian role in shaping our present values, Spencer shows how a better awareness of what we owe to Christianity can help us as we face new cultural challenges.