The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
November 17, 2008 at 11:08 pm 1 comment
Today, I got an e-mail about my Amazon book review of “How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture” by Francis Schaeffer:
hey saw your review of how should we then live. liked the chapter by chapter breakd own but i couldnt really get a god feel for the ideas and views of the book just wanted to know if you have any more in depth reviews on the book i am a pentecostal christian and never really have time to read books but am interested in you review please email me back with the review and or information
Luckily for him, in 2003 I actually did write a more detailed report on the book, even illustrated with relevant pictures. I dug it up from some CD-ROM in a big CD pile, and since I went to all that trouble, I thought I might just as well post it here.
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Jennifer Sneegas | March 19, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Hi Jokim,
I have been reading through your blog again, and as always I am impressed by your intelligence and insight.
I wonder if you would be interested in doing a piece on how social hierarchy plays out in Christianity.
It is I think a bigger issue here in the U.S. than people admit.
Much is made of where you live, how big your house is, what you own and I have met many Christians here who definately think of the church as a kind “club”, which means that “acceptance” is based not just on how you practice your daily life but on your material goods, job title, etc.
It’s a huge turn off to me, and probably alot of others.
Is it the same in Europe?