The Judeo-Christian tradition has created and underpinned the moral and legal fabric of Western civilisation for more than 2000 years, yet now we've reached a point in both Australia and many parts of the West where Christianity has become a minority faith rather than the mainstream belief. It's a situation that's fraught both for Christians and our wider society, where the moral certainties that were the foundation of our institutions and laws are no longer held by the majority.
At this point of crisis for faith, God is Good for You shows us why Christianity is so vital for our personal and social well-being, and how modern Christians have never worked so hard to make the world a better place at a time when their faith has never been less valued. It carries a vital torch for Christianity in a way that's closely argued, warmly human, good humoured yet passionate, and, above all, convincing.
Contents include:
- Introduction: Is God dead?
- Christianity. Believing in God is rational, atheism is an odd religious faith and the new atheists are false prophets
- The ragged edge of justice-what Christians believe
- What did we ever get from Christianity-apart from the idea of the individual, human rights, feminism, liberalism, modernity, social justice and secular politics?
- Christianity's problems-evil, suffering, the sins of Christians
- Give the Old Testament a try-you'll be astonished
- Christians. Politicians-more Christian than you'd think
- So national leaders have souls too-who knew?
- Free radicals-Pentecostalsand monks
- Signs of new life
- Ordinary extraordinary Christian
- Death (nearly) comes for the archbishop
- Chapter twelve: Bold minority-the future for Christians and their churches.
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