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 Dewey Decimal Number: 291 EAN: 9780551032583 ISBN: 0551032588 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 592 Publication Date: March 10, 2000 Publisher: Zondervan Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: How Now Shall We Live was the heart cry of a people who lived during the Jewish exile from the Promised Land, yet it is no less the unspoken prayer of the faithful today. As author Chuck Colson puts it, "We live in a culture that is at best morally indifferent ... in which Judeo-Christian values are mocked ... in which violence, banality, meanness, and disintegrating personal behavior are destroying civility and endangering the very life of our communities." It is no small wonder that Colson--the founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries and author of several renowned Christian works--considers this book the most important work of his life. America, Colson states, is now in a post-Judeo-Christian era. Technically, this is what "postmodernism" means. In a generation in which the most respected brands of thought about reality declare that "God is dead," it is clear that a faith-based worldview does not prevail. So how do we teach our children that belief in God is respectable and intelligent? How do we fulfill our mandate to make "disciples of all nations" when friends and coworkers find the Christian perspective foolhardy and--in terms of rational thought--almost insane? Most important, how do we renew our entire culture, especially as it infects the global community, with the "common grace" of reinstating a prevailing belief in God and in His moral order? These questions' implications are far-reaching, and Colson's thorough inquiry is a ready match for the challenge. In effect, this book delivers a logical, more than just "because the Bible says so" framework for interpreting the Gospel to the postmodern world, while also illustrating the vision for a culture based entirely on Biblical principles--powerful tools, indeed. Christians are taught to love God with all their hearts, all their strength, and all their minds. How Now Shall We Live emphasizes that not to use one's mind in this idea-saturated culture is to abandon dying neighbors to bleed by the side of the road while going about one's religious way. As Colson puts it, "turning our backs on the culture ... denies God's sovereignty over all of life." It's this compassionate severity and prodding intelligence that make this book not only a good read, but a life-changing one as well. --Courtenay Gebhardt Product Description: This important book explores a wide range of ethical and cultural issues. Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey show how the truth of Christianity can change the world. Internationally known author Charles Colson believes this to be the most significant book of his career. It carries a profound message needed by the church today and by individual Christians. The central theme is that faith in Jesus Christ is more than a private relationship with God; it’s a way of seeing, understanding, and changing the world. Christian faith brings with it basic ideas and beliefs that are the answers and counters to the world's philosophies. Christians often feel a loss of confidence in the face of secular philosophy as expressed in the culture of our age. The claims of scientists, New Age beliefs, shifting morality and so on can confuse. The authors provide the tools to interpret and confront the false, bankrupt ideas of the world and to use the truth of Christianity to make a difference for good. They help their readers to evaluate their own lives and values. Colson and Pearcey offer the challenge -- How Now Shall We Live? This is a message for the church in the new millennium. Change in the world and in culture will not be achieved chiefly through political or social means, but by individual Christians knowing their faith and daring to be agents of God's grace. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great exposition on social issues from a Christian PerspectiveCharles Colsen is one of the better analytical and thought provoking commentators on cultural issues from a Christian perspective. This book is very readable but gives deep insights into how Christians can live out a biblical worldview in modern times. Rating:  - Who Will Read It?This excellent book has over 500 pages - over 600 pages including the Study Guide. If it could somehow be condensed to under 300 pages I think more people would be apt to read it. Rating: - A Great Worldview Primer for DiscipleshipAs my title suggests, Colson's book would be a great worldview primer for discipleship purposes. In a day and age where people believe that creation is an accident and God is a non-issue, we have to begin by demonstrating that it is more logical to look to a Creator than to presume that all of creation is a coincidence, what Colson called pre-evangelism. To take it a step further, many people in the church don't even have a Biblical worldview. This book equips you to begin spiritual ... Read More Rating: - Excellent inspiration for allWhat an excellent and well-argued book. If only everyone, whether Christian or not, would read and consider this book how much better our society would be. The values expressed here far surpass what any governmental program or programs could ever hope to achieve. Well worth taking the time to read thoughtfully and ACT ON. Rating: - An excellent resourceThis book is a must for anyone seeking a clear perspective on the worldview multiplicities that have become the norm in American culture. Well written and researched (a Colson trademark), it is full of powerful illustrations as well as ordered arguments for the enduring truth of the Judeo-Christian worldview. 
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