In this information book, Mark Sayers examines the history of the culture and the church and traces the path the church has gone down. The account of the changes in the church after World War II helps to illustrate how the church got to where it is today, The return of Gnosticism (the gospel of self) and the idea that individualism is more important than a commitment to a community is not only present in our culture today but in the church as well. The idea that spirituality is good but that organized religion is bad points to our culture as not only post-God, but post-church. This is shown as the industries of entertainment, technology and consumerism grow while other less glamorous and vital institutions which require commitment and responsibility fade and fall. Among those institutions is the church. These institutions are vital to not only pass on information but values as well.
The challenge for the church today is to live out the Gospel and invest in people's lives so the church may run deep. As in the early church may we invest in a few to change many.
I received this book from Moody Publishers for this review
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