As a New Dark Age Descends Upon the West
As a New Dark Age Descends Upon the West
by BILL MUEHLENBERG
http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/
July 3, 2011
The Judeo-Christian worldview was perhaps the most important element in the rise of Western civilisation. Other factors can be mentioned, but without the biblical worldview and its impact, the West as we know it would never have arisen. Many scholars and experts have spoken to this.
As just one example, American sociologist Rodney Stark has written a number of important volumes on these themes. Consider his seminal 2005 volume, The Victory of Reason. In it he says, "The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought it about were devout Christians." He continues:
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by BILL MUEHLENBERG
http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/
July 3, 2011
The Judeo-Christian worldview was perhaps the most important element in the rise of Western civilisation. Other factors can be mentioned, but without the biblical worldview and its impact, the West as we know it would never have arisen. Many scholars and experts have spoken to this.
As just one example, American sociologist Rodney Stark has written a number of important volumes on these themes. Consider his seminal 2005 volume, The Victory of Reason. In it he says, "The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought it about were devout Christians." He continues:
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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