The Way of the (Modern) World: Or, Why It's Tempting to Live As If God Doesn't Exist

Gay, Mr. Craig M.

ISBN 10: 080284362X / ISBN 13: 9780802843623

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, 1998

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Scuffing to cover front and back, edge and corner wear, stamp inside, text block clear and binding good. WR.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way of the (Modern) World: Or, Why It's Tempting to Live As If God Doesn't Exist
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080284362X
• ISBN 13: 9780802843623
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theology

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Synopsis

This telling critique of the modern world not only exposes the foundational worldview of contemporary secular society and the ideas that undergird modern culture; it also shows how, for Christians, one of the most insidious temptations fostered by these ideas is the enticement toward practical atheism. Craig Gay describes the powerful ideas that have built today's modern complex, exposes the deeper assumptions that lie beneath modern values like "freedom" and "progress," and shows how these ideas can easily lead us to live as though God does not matter. He also points out the link between modern secularity and the impersonal quality of contemporary social life, suggesting that the classical trinitarian defense of personhood can best resolve the stubborn problems of life today. Arguing for the eviction of certain destructive modern ideas from our churches, Gay's work demonstrates a biblically sound way to live in but not of the world.

About the Author

Craig M. Gay is associate professor of interdisciplinary studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.