{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-the-west-how-christianity-has-shaped-our-values-9780664263836","title":"The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways alert to the tensions and mess of history, and careful not to overstate or misstate the Christian role in shaping our present values, Spencer shows us how a better awareness of what we owe to Christianity can help us as we face new cultural challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664263836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpencer, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e is research director at Theos, a Christian think tank, and author of a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eAtheists: The Origin of the Species\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDarwin and God\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40660589576307,"sku":"9.78066E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_11af2d6f-3b45-4c77-a717-d8e12aac7e59.jpg?v=1673445773","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-evolution-of-the-west-how-christianity-has-shaped-our-values-9780664263836","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}