They say that you should never discuss sex, religion or politics in polite company. It seems that everyone’s talking about sex and politics, sometimes at the same time, but the verdict is still out on religion.
There is still a lot of people who believe that religion and spiritual belief is something best left as a private matter, whereas others believe that you should shove your belief down everyone’s throat.
As for me? I think that I should be able to share my beliefs but only with sensitivity to the person with whom I’m doing the sharing. To my mind, yelling at someone on a street corner that they’re on their way to hell is probably not a good way to share the love of God.
A recent book, Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey, looks at the place of God in the wider community.
Does God belong in the public arena of politics, business, law, and education? Or is religion a private matter only – personally comforting but publicly irrelevant?
In today’s cultural etiquette, it is not considered polite to mix public and private, or sacred and secular. This division is the single most potent force keeping Christianity contained in the private sphere – stripping it of its power to challenge and redeem the whole of culture.
In Total Truth, Nancy Pearcey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the public/private split, explaining how it hamstrings our efforts at both personal and cultural renewal. Ultimately it reflects a division in the concept of truth itself, which functions as a gatekeeper, ruling Christian principles out of bounds in the public arena.
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Posted by Rodney Olsen
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This is a great book, and not for those who like fluff. Thanks for letting us know about the drawing!