{"product_id":"rethinking-the-enlightenment-faith-in-the-age-of-reason-paperback","title":"Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Enlightenment was a complex cultural movement that radically transformed both religion and society -- a movement Christians fended off when, in the name of \"reason,\" the Church in France was dethroned in a most bloody and utterly unreasonable way. The Enlightenment also ushered in a wave of genuine Christian inspiration and reform, however, and it opened vast new avenues for the faith to flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and edifying book, scholar Joseph Stuart investigates this paradox, masterfully exploring the tense interaction of the Enlightenment and Christianity as two cultures, two lived realities, and two overlapping ways of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn page after page, you'll see that the \"Age of Reason\" was more than just merciless confrontation between reason and religion. Indeed, it brought forth many Christians -- including \"t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Enlightenment was a complex cultural movement that radically transformed both religion and society \"¬‚¬\" a movement Christians fended off when, in the name of \"reason,\" the Church in France was dethroned in a most bloody and utterly unreasonable way. The Enlightenment also ushered in a wave of genuine Christian inspiration and reform, however, and it opened vast new avenues for the faith to flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this compelling and edifying book, scholar Joseph Stuart investigates this paradox, masterfully exploring the tense interaction of the Enlightenment and Christianity as two cultures, two lived realities, and two overlapping ways of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On page after page, you'll see that the \"Age of Reason\" was more than just merciless confrontation between reason and religion. Indeed, it brought forth many Christians \"¬‚¬\" including \"the Enlightenment Pope,\" Benedict XIV, and groups of coffee-drinking monks \"¬‚¬\" who embraced both faith and reason as powerful tools for strengthening Church and society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In other cases, culture-changing Christians such as John Wesley and St. Louis de Montfort opted simply to sidestep the Enlightenment by building up Christian culture from within \"¬‚¬\" a strategy that led to the explosion of powerful evangelical movements across the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In Rethinking the Enlightenment, Dr. Stuart demonstrates that the three primary strategies Christians employed during the Enlightenment \"¬‚¬\" conflict, engagement, and retreat \"¬‚¬\" are time-tested methods that should be employed in our own anti-Christian age. Conflict without engagement is senseless; engagement without conflict is weak; and without retreat, both strategies lack wisdom. If we pursue all three today with the help of the Holy Spirit, then a tough, intellectually sophisticated, and evangelically oriented Christianity can emerge \"¬‚¬\" just as it did in the tumultuous Age of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160010911975,"sku":"9781622828227","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/e4999fbb652b96d588301df3d510393a.webp?v=1780555505","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/rethinking-the-enlightenment-faith-in-the-age-of-reason-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}