6 Modern Myths about Christianity and Western Civilization

Name: 6 Modern Myths about Christianity and Western Civilization
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ISBN: 9780830822812

ISBN-10: 083082281X

ISBN-13: 9780830822812

Edition: 2000

Authors: Philip J. Sampson

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When did you last encounter a myth? Maybe watching a movie, touring a museum or browsing the sci-fi section of your local bookstore? To contemporary men and women, myths seem mere relics of a premodern era--legendary stories of capricious gods, heroic deeds and lost cities. The physical and social anxieties that gave rise to myths have been dealt with more productively in our century by science, government and art. Right?"Not at all," says Philip Sampson. In 6 Modern Myths he shows that all societies, even sophisticated and skeptical societies like ours, nurture myths that distort both science and history to further cultural goals. Such myths are important guides to a society's…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 1/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 197
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction: Stories & Myths



Galileo: A Story of a Hero of Science



Darwin: A Story of Origins



The Environment: A Story of Mastery



The Missionaries: A Story of Oppression



The Human Body: A Story of Repression



Witches: A Story of PersecutionConclusion: Modern Myths in a Postmodern World


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