This book entered our library thanks to Issues, Etc. producer Jeff Schwarz. When we were visiting the IE studios in June, they were having a book giveaway. Apparently they thought we should have more things in our hands when we left, so they gave us a copy of this book. As we left the studio and braved the rush hour traffic around St. Louis, we listened to an interview with the author. Peter Hitchens, brother of the militant atheist Christopher Hitchens, discusses how the watered-down cultural substitute for Christianity which he was raised on proved unsatisfactory. He talks about his journey through atheism and his observations of the bankruptcy of the atheist philosophy. Hitchens spent some time in Russia around 1990 and paints a striking picture of the despair which held that great country in its grip. He warns that when we use cultural tools at our disposal to rob the Christian faith of its distinctive tone we endanger our culture in the very same way. Hitchens boldly and yet gently asks the questions that we should all ask ourselves when we look to our culture and how it will appear to future generations.
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogger.com
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogger.com
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