Book Against the Flow: The Inspiration of Daniel in an Age of Relativism - New Edition Lennox, John C.

portada Against the Flow: The Inspiration of Daniel in an Age of Relativism - New Edition

Type

Physical Book

Author

John C. Lennox

Publisher

SPCK Publishing

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780281089222

Edition No.

0002

Synopsis "Against the Flow: The Inspiration of Daniel in an Age of Relativism - New Edition"

'Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: "I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever."' (Daniel 6.25-6) The book of Daniel tells the story of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about twenty-six centuries ago, who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Daniel describes how they eventually rose to the top echelons of imperial administration. Although forced to live in exile, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the one true God. But they did not simply treat their devotion to God as a private matter; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society highly antagonistic to their faith. That is why their story has such a powerful message for us. Society tolerates the practice of Christianity in private and in church services, but it increasingly deprecates public witness. If Daniel and his compatriots were with us today they would be in the vanguard of debate about the role of religion in public life. What was it that gave that ancient foursome, Daniel and his three friends, the strength and conviction to be prepared, often at great risk, to swim against the flow?

John C. Lennox

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Nacido el 7 de noviembre de 1943 en Irlanda del Norte,es profesor de Matemáticas en la Universidad de Oxford y Miembro en Matemáticas y Filosofía de la Ciencia y Consejero Pastoral en el Colegio Green Templeton de Oxford.

Ocupó la cátedra Alexander von Humboldt en las universidades de Würzburg y Friburgo en Alemania.

También posee un Master en Bioética. El profesor Lennox está interesado en las relaciones entre Ciencia, Filosofía y Teología y ha dado conferencias y escrito numerosos artículos y varios libros sobre matemáticas y apologética cristiana.

Ha debatido públicamente con los Nuevos Ateos, Richard Dawkins y Christopher Hitchen.

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