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The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values
Nick Spencer
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Description for The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values
Paperback. A sequence of sparkling essays by one of our leading public theologians, exploring and defending the enduring role of Christianity in Western thought, politics and culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
What has Christianity ever done for us? A lot more than you might think, as Nick Spencer reveals in this fresh exploration of our cultural origins. Looking at the big ideas that characterize the West, such as human dignity, the rule of law, human rights, science - and even, paradoxically, atheism and secularism - he traces the varied ways in which many of our present values grew up and flourished in distinctively Christian soil. Always alert to the tensions and the mess of history, and careful not to overstate the Christian role in shaping our present values, ... Read more
What has Christianity ever done for us? A lot more than you might think, as Nick Spencer reveals in this fresh exploration of our cultural origins. Looking at the big ideas that characterize the West, such as human dignity, the rule of law, human rights, science - and even, paradoxically, atheism and secularism - he traces the varied ways in which many of our present values grew up and flourished in distinctively Christian soil. Always alert to the tensions and the mess of history, and careful not to overstate the Christian role in shaping our present values, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281075201
SKU
V9780281075201
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About Nick Spencer
Nick Spencer (Author) Nick Spencer is Senior Fellow at Theos, the Christian think tank. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including Magisteria (Oneworld, 2023), The Evolution of the West (SPCK, 2016), Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury, 2014) and Darwin and God (SPCK, 2009). Outside of Theos, Nick is Visiting Research ... Read more
Reviews for The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values
All readers, whatever their religious, non-religious or political persuasions, should read this.
Sughra Ahmed, Chair, Islamic Society of Britain
Surrounded by complex issues, it is hard to understand what’s going on, what the important thinkers are saying, and what a thinking Christian might make of it all. Nick Spencer carves out a clear path through this jungle, helping ... Read more
Sughra Ahmed, Chair, Islamic Society of Britain
Surrounded by complex issues, it is hard to understand what’s going on, what the important thinkers are saying, and what a thinking Christian might make of it all. Nick Spencer carves out a clear path through this jungle, helping ... Read more