The Benedict Option A strategy for Christians
Vedno libro "<strong>Thestrong> Benedict option A strategy for Christians in a post-christian nation" di Rod Dreher Sentinel, New York, Copertina rigida con sovracopertina Pag. 262 Dimensioni: 15,5 x 23,6 x 3,0 cm circa Come nuovo. Sovracopertina un po' sgualcita Testo in INGLESE In this controversial bestseller, Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for <strong>thestrong> coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way <strong>ofstrong> life. From <strong>thestrong> inside, American churches have been hollowed out by <strong>thestrong> departure <strong>ofstrong> young people and by an insipid pseudo-Christianity. From <strong>thestrong> outside, <strong>thestrong>y are beset by challenges to religious liberty in a rapidly secularizing culture. Keeping Hillary Clinton out <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> White House may have bought a brief reprieve from <strong>thestrong> state's assault, but it will not stop <strong>thestrong> West's slide into decadence and dissolution. Rod Dreher argues that <strong>thestrong> way forward is actually <strong>thestrong> way back--all <strong>thestrong> way to St. Benedict <strong>ofstrong> Nursia. This sixth-century monk, horrified by <strong>thestrong> moral chaos following Rome's fall, retreated to <strong>thestrong> forest and created a new way <strong>ofstrong> life for Christians. He built enduring communities based on principles <strong>ofstrong> order, hospitality, stability, and prayer. His spiritual centers <strong>ofstrong> hope were strongholds <strong>ofstrong> light throughout <strong>thestrong> Dark Ages, and saved not just Christianity but Western civilization. Today, a new form <strong>ofstrong> ba<strong>rbstrong>arism reigns. Many believers are blind to it, and <strong>thestrong>ir churches are too weak to resist. Politics <strong>ofstrong>fers little help in this spiritual crisis. What is needed is <strong>thestrong> Benedict Option, a strategy that draws on <strong>thestrong> authority <strong>ofstrong> Scripture and <strong>thestrong> wisdom <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> ancient church. <strong>Thestrong> goal: to embrace exile from mainstream culture and construct a resilient counterculture. <strong>Thestrong> Benedict Option is both manifesto and rallying cry for Christians who, if <strong>thestrong>y are not to be conquered, must learn how to fight on culture war battlefields like none <strong>thestrong> West has seen for fifteen hundred years.