Book That Made Your World How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

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ISBN: 9781595555458

ISBN-10: 1595555455

ISBN-13: 9781595555458

Edition: 2012

Authors: Vishal Mangalwadi

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Understand where we came from.Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization.Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible and systematically illustrates how its precepts became the framework for societal structure throughout the last millennium. From politics and science, to academia and technology, the Bible's sacred copy became the key that unlocked the Western mind.Through Mangalwadi's wide-ranging and fascinating investigation, you'll discover:What triggered the West's…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 10/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.06" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Vishal Mangalwadi, LLD, was born and raised in India. He studied eastern religion and philosophy in India, Hindu ashrams, and at L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland.nbsp;He isnbsp;a dynamic and engaging speaker who has lectured in thirty-five countries. He is anbsp;social reformer,nbsp;political columnist, and author of fourteen books. Christianity Today calls him "India's foremost Christian intellectual."



Foreword



Prologue: Why This Journey into the Soul of the Modern World?



The Soul of Western Civilization



The West Without Its Soul: From Bach to Cobain



A Personal Pilgrimage



Service: Or a Ticket to Jail?



Quest: Can Blind Men Know the Elephant?



Self: Am I Like Dog or God?



The Seeds of Western Civilization



Humanity: What Is the West's Greatest Discovery?



Rationality: What Made the West a Thinking Civilization?



Technology: Why Did Monks Develop It?



The Millennium's Revolution



Heroism: How Did a Defeated Messiah Conquer Rome?



Revolution: What Made Translators World Changers?



The Intellectual Revolution



Languages: How Was Intellectual Power Democratized?



Literature: Why Did Pilgrims Build Nations?



University: Why Educate Your Subjects?



Science: What Is Its Source?



What Made the West the Best?



Morality: Why Are Some Less Corrupt?



Family: Why Did America Surge Ahead of Europe?



Compassion: Why Did Caring Become Medical Commitment?



True Wealth: How Did Stewardship Become Spirituality?



Liberty: Why Did Fundamentalism Produce Freedom?



Globalizing Modernity



Mission: Can Stone Age Tribes Help Globalization?



The Future: Must the Sun Set on the West?


Appendix: The Bible: Is It a Fax from Heaven?


Notes


With Gratitude


About the Author


Index