A few weeks ago, on our way back to Canada, I was driving through the rolling plains and hills of Michigan and Wisconsin and through long stretches, gigantic expanses of field and fen - water alternately clear and blue and green - ancient trees bending over me toward the sky - restless waters again - the horizon expanding as I stepped on the pedal - and seemingly endless miles once more.
A beautiful essay, Francis, thank you. It's hard not to despair these days but, as GK Chesterton wrote: "Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave." In fact, it does seem to me that we are seeing the beginnings of a religious revival in our culture, with people like Jordan Peterson drawing attention to the importance of the biblical stories, and even confirmed atheists like Ayaan Hirsi-Ali and Russell Brand recently converting to Christianity. Even the arch-atheist himself, Richard Dawkins, has declared himself to be a "cultural Christian" -- whatever that means!
I've been writing about these issues--and the importance of preserving our Christian traditions--over on our Substack:
A beautiful essay, Francis, thank you. It's hard not to despair these days but, as GK Chesterton wrote: "Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave." In fact, it does seem to me that we are seeing the beginnings of a religious revival in our culture, with people like Jordan Peterson drawing attention to the importance of the biblical stories, and even confirmed atheists like Ayaan Hirsi-Ali and Russell Brand recently converting to Christianity. Even the arch-atheist himself, Richard Dawkins, has declared himself to be a "cultural Christian" -- whatever that means!
I've been writing about these issues--and the importance of preserving our Christian traditions--over on our Substack:
https://pairodocs.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-the-christians
https://pairodocs.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-the-christians-part