Originally published in 1955, this book presents an account of the increasing secularisation of Western culture.
Originally published in 1955, this book developed from a series of lectures delivered for the Divinity Faculty of Cambridge University during 1953. It presents an account of the increasing secularisation of Western culture and its effect on religious life and thought, seeking to affirm the value of Christianity in a changing world.
Preface; 1. 1850 and 1950: a contrast; 2. Factors making for change; 3. The impact of natural science; 4. Literary and historical criticism: the strength and weakness of a historic faith; 5. Religious experience; 6. The question of ethics; 7. The quest for the Jesus of history and the return to the Christ of faith; Bibliography.