The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values - Couverture souple

Spencer, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0281075204 ISBN 13 : 9780281075201

Editeur : SPCK Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

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, Spencer shows how a better awareness of what we owe to Christianity can help us as we face new cultural challenges.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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 Fellow at the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SPCK Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0281075204
• ISBN 13: 9780281075201
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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