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The gathering storm : secularism, culture, and the church / R. Albert Mohler Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: xvi, 223 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1400220211
  • 9781400220212
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Contents:
Introduction : The storm gathers -- The gathering storm over Western civilization -- The gathering storm in the church -- The gathering storm over human life -- The gathering storm over marriage -- The gathering storm over the family -- The gathering storm over gender and sexuality -- The gathering generational storm -- The gathering storm and the engines of culture -- The gathering storm over religious liberty -- Conclusion : Into the storm -- Appendix : The storm over the courts -- About the author.
Summary: A storm is coming. Western civilization and the Christian church stand at a moment of great danger. Facing them both is a hurricane-force battle of ideas that will determine the future of Western civilization and the soul of the Christian church. The forces arrayed against the West and the church are destructive ideologies, policies, and worldviews deeply established among intellectual elites, the political class, and our schools. More menacingly, these forces have also invaded the Christian church. From threats to religious liberty and redefinitions of marriage and family to attacks on the sacredness and dignity of human life, the perils faced by the West and the church are unprecedented. How should Christians respond to this challenge? The Gathering Storm provides the answer, revealing how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and showing how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet the storm head-on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction. Addressing each dimension of this multi-faceted challenge, this urgently-needed response equips Christians both to give an answer for the hope that is within them and to contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints. - Jacket flap.Summary: The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction"-- Provided by publisher.
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The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction.

A Storm Is Coming

Western civilization and the Christian church stand at a moment of great danger. Facing them both is a hurricane-force battle of ideas that will determine the future of Western civilization and the soul of the Christian church. The forces arrayed against the West and the church are destructive ideologies, policies, and worldviews deeply established among intellectual elites, the political class, and our schools. More menacingly, these forces have also invaded the Christian church.

The perils faced by the West and the church are unprecedented:

threats to religious liberty redefinitions of marriage and family attacks on the sacredness and dignity of human life

How should Christians respond to this multifaceted challenge

Addressing each dimension of this challenge, The Gathering Storm provides answers and equips Christians both to give an answer for the hope that is within them and to contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222).

Introduction : The storm gathers -- The gathering storm over Western civilization -- The gathering storm in the church -- The gathering storm over human life -- The gathering storm over marriage -- The gathering storm over the family -- The gathering storm over gender and sexuality -- The gathering generational storm -- The gathering storm and the engines of culture -- The gathering storm over religious liberty -- Conclusion : Into the storm -- Appendix : The storm over the courts -- About the author.

A storm is coming. Western civilization and the Christian church stand at a moment of great danger. Facing them both is a hurricane-force battle of ideas that will determine the future of Western civilization and the soul of the Christian church. The forces arrayed against the West and the church are destructive ideologies, policies, and worldviews deeply established among intellectual elites, the political class, and our schools. More menacingly, these forces have also invaded the Christian church. From threats to religious liberty and redefinitions of marriage and family to attacks on the sacredness and dignity of human life, the perils faced by the West and the church are unprecedented. How should Christians respond to this challenge? The Gathering Storm provides the answer, revealing how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and showing how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet the storm head-on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction. Addressing each dimension of this multi-faceted challenge, this urgently-needed response equips Christians both to give an answer for the hope that is within them and to contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints. - Jacket flap.

The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction"-- Provided by publisher.

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