Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age (Paperback)

Minich

ISBN 10: 1683596757 / ISBN 13: 9781683596752

Published by Faithlife Corporation, Bellingham, 2023

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Paperback. How modernity creates atheists--and what the church must do about it.Millions of people in the West identify as atheists. Christians often respond to this reality with proofs of God's existence, as though rational arguments for atheism were the root cause of unbelief.In Bulwarks of Unbelief, Joseph Minich argues that a felt absence of God, as experienced by the modern individual, offers a better explanation for the rise in atheism. Recent technological and cultural shifts in the modern West have produced a perceived challenge to God's existence. As modern technoculture reshapes our awareness of reality and belief in the invisible, it in turn amplifies God's apparent silence. In this new context, atheism is a natural result. And absent of meaning from without, we have turned within.Christians cannot escape this aspect of modern life. Minich argues that we must consciously and actively return to reality. If we reattune ourselves to God's story, reintegrate the whole person, and reinhabit the world, faith can thrive in this age of unbelief. In Bulwarks of Unbelief, Joseph Minich argues that a felt absence of God, as experienced by the modern individual, explains the rise in atheism. He encourages readers to reattune themselves to God's story, reintegrate the whole person, and reinhabit the world so faith can thrive in our age of unbelief. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age (Paperback)
• Publisher: Faithlife Corporation, Bellingham
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683596757
• ISBN 13: 9781683596752
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

2023 SWJT Book of the Year Honorable Mention, Applied Theology/Ethics

How modernity creates atheists―and what the church must do about it.

Millions of people in the West identify as atheists. Christians often respond to this reality with proofs of God's existence, as though rational arguments for atheism were the root cause of unbelief. In Bulwarks of Unbelief, Joseph Minich argues that a felt absence of God, as experienced by the modern individual, offers a better explanation for the rise in atheism. Recent technological and cultural shifts in the modern West have produced a perceived challenge to God's existence. As modern technoculture reshapes our awareness of reality and belief in the invisible, it in turn amplifies God's apparent silence. In this new context, atheism is a natural result. And absent of meaning from without, we have turned within.

Christians cannot escape this aspect of modern life. Minich argues that we must consciously and actively return to reality. If we reattune ourselves to God's story, reintegrate the whole person, and reinhabit the world, faith can thrive in this age of unbelief.

About the Author

Joseph Minich is a teaching fellow with The Davenant Institute. He is the founding editor of Ad Fontes and editor of several volumes with The Davenant Press.