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Author: Shortt, Rupert

Religion: general

Published on 11 July 2024 by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 136 pages
200 x 150 x 11 | 154g

Although parts of the Western world now appear almost totally secularised, Christianity remains the most potent worldview on earth alongside Islam. In this compelling book, Rupert Shortt gracefully argues that Christianity is a much more coherent, progressive body of belief – philosophically, scientifically and culturally – than often supposed by its critics. Alert to the menace posed by religious fundamentalism, as well as to secularist blind spots, he shows how a self-critical faith is of huge consequence to wider human flourishing, including through promoting peace and environmental sustainability