The Air We Breathe by Glen Scrivener

Next up in our summer book reviews series, Claire Reynolds, reviews ‘The Air We Breathe’ for us.

We live in a post-Christian world, don’t we? That is what the media often tells us. The Christian faith belongs to the past and anyone still holding to it is backward and old-fashioned.

However, discussions surrounding any major issue often appeal to qualities like consent, compassion, equality, science, freedom, progress and enlightenment. These values are raised as important when debating in the House of Commons or just down the pub!! We accept that everyone acknowledges the importance of these values and Christianity is often depicted as the enemy of these universal human rights.

But where do these concepts come from and why do we hold them so dearly? Glen Scrivener argues that, rather than being the enemies of the Christian faith, these values all flow naturally from the person and work of Jesus Christ. The “Christian revolution”, as he calls it, has filtered into every aspect of Western society that we no longer see it for what it is. We just accept it as the air we breathe all around us.

This book is less than 250 pages and very accessible. It is aimed at three groups of people – those who claim to have no religion at all; those who once claimed to be Christians but decided it is no longer for them; and those who are firmly committed to Christ. All these groups will find eye-opening treasures in this book that will change the way we look at the world around us and truly understand the cultural air we breathe!

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