It's no secret Christianity is in a downward spiral as older parishioners pass away and Millennials and Generation Z turn their backs on organized religion. Things could not look bleaker, especially when one takes into account the sexual abuse scandal now ravaging the Roman Catholic Church. Is there any hope the situation can be turned around? The author of this book thinks so. First, human beings by nature seek meaning and reasons for living that go well beyond self-indulgent pleasure. Second, the author points out that a shift is now rapidly taking place in how reality is viewed that recognizes consciousness as the ground of being of all that is and suggests realities exist beyond the physical world. (Heaven? Hell? Many rooms?) This awakening to a new worldview, he believes, can create fertile ground for a Christian renaissance if Church leaders will realize that it is actually consistent with Biblical teachings, and if they will make an effort to understand it fully and, ultimately, will decide to embrace it with open arms. He points out, for example, that one physicist has put forth a theory to explain the creation of the world and humans that is consistent with the sayings and teachings of Jesus when one looks beyond the scientific jargon in order to understand what is actually being said. Stephen Hawley Martin is the author of several best sellers, including one that has remained a top-ten best seller in its category for several consecutive years, "Life After Death, Powerful Evidence You Will Never Die." He is a former principal of the ad agency that created the GEICO?Gecko and the only three-time winner of the Writer's Digest Book Award, having won first prize twice for fiction and once for nonfiction. He also has won a first prize for visionary fiction from Independent Publisher and a first prize for nonfiction from USA Book News.
Author: Stephen Martin, James G. Somerville Ph.D. |
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
Number of Pages: 163 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback |
ISBN-10: 1727653017 |
ISBN-13: 9781727653014 |