The Post Christian Mind : Exposing Its Destructive Agenda - Softcover

Harry Blamires

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569551421 ISBN 13: 9781569551424

Publisher: Vine Books, 1999

Synopsis

This book attempts to clarify the immense gap now opening up between Christians and the culture of the world we live in. The author explores the kinds of views, attitudes and topics of discussion that fill the mental atmosphere around us, using them to define current secularist thinking and pinpoint preconceptions that are antithetical to the Christian mind.

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Review:

Since the days when Harry Blamires sat amid the smoke of his tutor and friend C.S. Lewis, the world has changed--and not, he believes, for the better. British society no longer has at its foundation the Judeo-Christian system of belief. Traditional values are undermined continually, as we witness attacks (especially from the media) on cherished notions of family, morality, sexuality, and marriage. And the church's response? Blamires is withering as he castigates "trendy vicars" for pandering to the whims of the novel.

"What we need," he declares, "is a Christian backlash, a vigorous response to the new paganism of the contemporary world." He pulls no punches as he seeks to describe and expose what he terms the emerging "post-Christian mind." While many argue that tolerance is essential to a healthy multiculturalism, Blamires disagrees. "The need for living harmoniously in society along with people of other faiths has encouraged a pluralism which saps confidence in the imperatives of the Christian revelation."

As he lambastes the emerging "culture of rights" and critiques contemporary perceptions of democracy, freedom, the "body beautiful," and economics, the danger is that Blamires might sound like the old man in the pub who can't stop talking about the good old days. But read closer, and you will find many fresh observations from someone who believes strongly in, and has thought hard about, what he is saying. Whether you agree with him or not, it is vital to consider where we propose to derive our values and ethics in a post-Christian society. This is certainly an explosive place to start. --Brian Draper, Amazon.co.uk

About the Author:

Harry Blamires is a highly respected teacher and author of important works including The Christian Mind and The Tyranny of Time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vine Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1569551421
• ISBN 13: 9781569551424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 209