Hope in Troubled Times: A New Vision for Confronting Global Crises
May 2007 · Baker Academic
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Word Guild 2008 Writing Award (Culture)
We want to have it all: financial strength, secure homes, clean air and water for our children. With the latest technological advances available, we deserve to have every dilemma resolved. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work? Hope in Troubled Times dares to say "no."
Poverty, terrorism, and overtaxed land are planetary problems that make even believers despair. But the authors point to Christ as the source of hope. Our choice is obvious. We work together, learning to live unselfishly, or we watch civilization sink further into the abyss. With a foreword by renowned human rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Hope in Troubled Times provides real-world solutions to life-threatening problems. The authors show that with God's guidance we can knock down the idols that stunt clear thinking.
We want to have it all: financial strength, secure homes, clean air and water for our children. With the latest technological advances available, we deserve to have every dilemma resolved. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work? Hope in Troubled Times dares to say "no."
Poverty, terrorism, and overtaxed land are planetary problems that make even believers despair. But the authors point to Christ as the source of hope. Our choice is obvious. We work together, learning to live unselfishly, or we watch civilization sink further into the abyss. With a foreword by renowned human rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Hope in Troubled Times provides real-world solutions to life-threatening problems. The authors show that with God's guidance we can knock down the idols that stunt clear thinking.
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Nathan Still
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December 16, 2012
I read this in university and had the pleasure of having Bob come speak to our class afterward. This is a very challenging book that provides a much needed commentary on the idols of our times.
About the author
Bob Goudzwaard (PhD, Erasmus University) is professor emeritus of economics and social philosophy at the Free University of Amsterdam and a former member of the Dutch Parliament. His many books include Globalization and the Kingdom of God.
Mark Vander Vennen (MA, MEd, RSW) is a writer and social worker living in Ontario, Canada.
David Van Heemst (PhD, University of Virginia) is professor of political science at Olivet Nazarene University and the author of two books.
Mark Vander Vennen (MA, MEd, RSW) is a writer and social worker living in Ontario, Canada.
David Van Heemst (PhD, University of Virginia) is professor of political science at Olivet Nazarene University and the author of two books.
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