The church in America is losing ground. Unfortunately, our efforts to reverse this trend often seem to do more harm than good. In Joy for the World, Greg Forster explains how the church lost its culture-shaping voice and what Christians can do to turn things around. This book teaches us that the key to cultural transformation is something that we might not expect: explosive, Spiritproduced joy in God and his gospel.
“Joy for the World lays out what we need to understand to save freedom of religion. Forster brilliantly shows that we should expect, embrace, and work to preserve a crowded and uncomfortable public square.” MARVIN OLASK Y, Editor in Chief, World News Group
“Greg Forster presents a picture of the joy that inspires readers to hope and live in such a way that they transform their communities, their culture, and their world.”
Joy for the World
C A N T H E CH U RCH R E G A IN I T S CU LT U R A L IN F L U E NCE ?
ED STETZER, President, LifeWay Research
“This book is against sequestration—the sequestering of Christian life into ‘spiritual’ enclaves and churchly ghettos. But it also wants the church to be the church—uncompromised, vibrant, and filled with joy. Recommended with enthusiasm!” TIMOTHY GEORGE , Founding Dean, Beeson Divinity School
Greg Forster (PhD, Yale University) is a program director at the Kern Family Foundation and a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Joy of Calvinism.
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U.S. $18.99
CHRISTIAN LIFE / CULTURE
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3800-1 ISBN-10: 1-4335-3800-8
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“Forster’s deft grasp of history, philosophy, and theology enables him to offer up this rigorous yet accessible book. He offers rich, unique insights into the story of how Christians lost their civilizational influence.” AMY L . SHERMAN, S enior Fellow, Sagamore Institute for Policy Research