6/11/2023 0 Comments The 1960's Social Movements - Pathways to the Final Apostasy by Philip Alajajian![]() That book might be the one that completes my historical journey on this question. It triggered some thoughts that led me to discover another book I plan to read next: The 1960's Social Movements - Pathways to the Final Apostasy Though I'm not sure I'll ever answer the 2nd question, or convince others if I think I have an answer, this book filled in an important piece in the puzzle. They saw their reform efforts as an attempt to honor their parents by preserving Puritan moralism in a modern world.įor some time I've been on a journey to understand the question: How did we get here? That's a necessary start to answering the question: What should we do?. * Seen as rebellious by their parents because they fell away from Christianity, Progressives didn't see themselves that way. * The Progressive agenda, though it had a huge impact on the U.S., was largely a failure. * The Progressives were largely raised in Protestant/Puritan households, and their reform agendas were an attempt to retain religious language and structure without believing in God. The three points most interesting to me have been: ![]() ![]() This book examines how the perfect social storm of the 1960’s began and continues to shape world culture and the Evangelical Church. But over time the shine has worn off, so this book has been very interesting so far. This book exposes four of the key cultural factors responsible for this shift each of which were present in the American cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. My grandfather was a die hard supporter of who could be called the last Progressive, FDR. ![]() When I was younger, I greatly admired the Progressives. ![]() I've been reading an interesting book: Ministers of Reform ![]()
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