Hope of Nations
Standing Strong in a Post-Truth, Post-Christian World
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2018
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Publisher's Description
Every week a terrorist attack, riot, or political scandal makes the headlines—and we feel the world around us shaking again. We struggle to separate truth from biased statements and hope from naïveté. We wonder how we got here and where these uncertain days will take us. One of the world’s top investigative reporters, John S. Dickerson, addresses this post-truth, post-Christian society in Hope of Nations. Hope of Nations shows us how and why the world is changing, where those changes will lead, and what it looks like to live like Christ in today’s society. With fascinating historical and political background, Dickerson helps us understand: The five major forces driving global change in the world today Why violent displays of Islam continue resurfacing The incoming moral, social, and political impact of American millennials Ten ways to respond biblically to trends shaping the world right now How to live with Christian courage and compassion in tumultuous times “Times of great social upheaval are times of great spiritual opportunity,” writes Dickerson. “You can live the adventure of this era with great purpose. You can know with confidence that the Creator of the universe appointed you to bring light and life to this moment in human history.” Among the youngest award-winning journalists and a seminary-trained pastor, Dickerson brings his reporting skills, generational perspective, and biblical insights to this groundbreaking book. Get a larger view of what is happening with your community, your government, and your international neighbors in this thoughtful look at global events in light of your unique Christian calling.
Endorsements (8)
“With a decorated journalist’s eye, John S. Dickerson has given us not only a realist’s analysis of the Post-Truth culture, but also an idealist’s sense of hope. Christians who want a sober understanding of the times in which we live and practical ways that will positively impact the culture will get much out of Hope of Nations.”
“In my own lifetime, the values of the world have flipped upside down. We have landed not in a wonderland, but in a world of Post-Truth. Hope of Nations traces the result and what it means for the church. John S. Dickerson does not stop there, but examines how the church should face this new reality, as hard as it will be. Read this book, and you will be equipped to stand strong, not fearing this new reality but able to face it with a wisdom that comes from what Scripture says about living well in a difficult world.”
Dr. Darrell Bock
“John S. Dickerson is forthright about the challenges we are soon to face in a Post-Truth world, but he doesn’t simply predict doom and gloom. In Hope of Nations, John communicates a practical and powerful path for Christians to be Jesus to our lost world. This is a critical book for every thoughtful Christian.”
Dr. Juli Slattery
“John S. Dickerson points to the ultimate solution for today’s cultural crisis—the crucified Christ. He correctly concludes that our Christian response to a changing culture should be a return to the teachings of Jesus: to love our enemies, to pray for those who persecute us, to feed the poor and care for the widows, to live knowing that every earthly kingdom will fall, but there is one Kingdom that will never be shaken.”
“quickly, Western civilization will find itself frantically looking for a lifeboat as it sinks into a moral and ethical cesspool bearing no similarity to its regal past. Fortunately, there are a few watchmen still seeking to point the way to a profitable and God-honoring future. John S. Dickerson has done it again with Hope of Nations. This should be required reading for any follower of Jesus who yearns for our society to escape a nihilistic demise and regain hope.”
“John S. Dickerson’s journalistic research ability and gentle shepherd’s heart will take you on an extraordinary journey.”
“I am a believer in John S. Dickerson’s ability to hold readers in his thrall, to tell simple, uplifting human stories, to share his eloquent hopes.”
“Few writers can gather, process, distill, and apply a host of facts with the precision of John S. Dickerson.”
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