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Life & Faith: The Evolution of the West
In 2017, the Centre for Public Christianity
will release a documentary, For the Love
of God: How the Church Is Better and Worse Than You Ever Imagined. It takes
a deep dive into the history of Christianity in the West, and unpacks its
influence on our society and culture.
Some of the key ideas the documentary will
explore include the development of human rights, and why we often find Christians
at the heart of social justice work such as feeding the hungry and alleviating
poverty. But we’ll also explore some of the ways the Church has abused its
power and failed to uphold justice, show mercy or give hope – the very things
it is called to do.
This month on Life & Faith, we’ll be showcasing
interviews from some of the international experts we’ve been speaking with for
the documentary. Each week will examine one theme – the Crusades, women’s
rights, slavery – but first, we want to offer a sweeping, bird’s-eye view of
the role Christianity has played in creating the world we live in today.
In this episode, we feature an interview
with Nick Spencer, director of Theos think tank in London and author of The Evolution of the West: How Christianity
Has Shaped Our Values. He says:
“[Christianity] hasn’t always been used on
the side of the political or the cultural or the economic angels, but … to
think you can understand our idea of right, democracy, human dignity, the
scientific revolution, even the welfare state without understanding
Christianity – you’re making a big mistake.”
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In 2017, the Centre for Public Christianity
will release a documentary, For the Love
of God: How the Church Is Better and Worse Than You Ever Imagined. It takes
a deep dive into the history of Christianity in the West, and unpacks its
influence on our society and culture.
Some of the key ideas the documentary will
explore include the development of human rights, and why we often find Christians
at the heart of social justice work such as feeding the hungry and alleviating
poverty. But we’ll also explore some of the ways the Church has abused its
power and failed to uphold justice, show mercy or give hope – the very things
it is called to do.
This month on Life & Faith, we’ll be showcasing
interviews from some of the international experts we’ve been speaking with for
the documentary. Each week will examine one theme – the Crusades, women’s
rights, slavery – but first, we want to offer a sweeping, bird’s-eye view of
the role Christianity has played in creating the world we live in today.
In this episode, we feature an interview
with Nick Spencer, director of Theos think tank in London and author of The Evolution of the West: How Christianity
Has Shaped Our Values. He says:
“[Christianity] hasn’t always been used on
the side of the political or the cultural or the economic angels, but … to
think you can understand our idea of right, democracy, human dignity, the
scientific revolution, even the welfare state without understanding
Christianity – you’re making a big mistake.”
---
SUBSCRIBE to ‘Life & Faith’ on iTunes: http://bit.ly/lifeandfaithpodcast
BUY The
Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values: http://amzn.to/2cskGQ1
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