{"product_id":"rethinking-the-enlightenment-faith-in-the-age-of-reason-9781622828227","title":"Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Enlightenment was a complex cultural movement that radically transformed both religion and society -- a movement Christians fended off when, in the name of \"reason,\" the Church in France was dethroned in a most bloody and utterly unreasonable way. The Enlightenment also ushered in a wave of genuine Christian inspiration and reform, however, and it opened vast new avenues for the faith to flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and edifying book, scholar Joseph Stuart investigates this paradox, masterfully exploring the tense interaction of the Enlightenment and Christianity as two cultures, two lived realities, and two overlapping ways of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn page after page, you'll see that the \"Age of Reason\" was more than just merciless confrontation between reason and religion. Indeed, it brought forth many Christians -- including \"the Enlightenment Pope,\" Benedict XIV, and groups of coffee-drinking monks -- who embraced both faith and reason as powerful tools for strengthening Church and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn other cases, culture-changing Christians such as John Wesley and St. Louis de Montfort opted simply to sidestep the Enlightenment by building up Christian culture from within -- a strategy that led to the explosion of powerful evangelical movements across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Stuart demonstrates that the three primary strategies Christians employed during the Enlightenment -- conflict, engagement, and retreat -- are time-tested methods that should be employed in our own anti-Christian age. Conflict without engagement is senseless; engagement without conflict is weak; and without retreat, both strategies lack wisdom. If we pursue all three today with the help of the Holy Spirit, then a tough, intellectually sophisticated, and evangelically oriented Christianity can emerge -- just as it did in the tumultuous Age of the Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Joseph Hollcraft has taught at the Middle School, High School, and University level. During that period, Dr. Hollcraft also hosted the radio broadcast, Seeds of Truth, which reached thousands of listeners in over 40 countries. Seeds of Truth radio can still be found as an iTunes podcast. Currently, Joseph Hollcraft is a Professor and Director of the High Calling Program with the Avila Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Hollcraft is also the author of \u003cb\u003eA Heart for Evangelizing\u003c\/b\u003e (Emmaus Road, 2016) and\u003cb\u003e Unleashing the Power of Intercessory Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Sophia Institute, 2020). Joseph has been published with aleteia.org and is a regular contributor to The Catechetical Review, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and spiritualdirection.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph earned his B.A. and M.A. from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and received his PhD from Graduate Theological Foundation with studies completed at Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost importantly, Joseph is a devoted husband and father. He lives in Canal Fulton, OH with his beautiful wife Jackie, and their four children: Kolbe, Avila, Isaac, and Siena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495022858514,"sku":"9781622828227","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7bc30a40-f346-41cc-87d8-fa7e9404d7cd.jpg?v=1730669778","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rethinking-the-enlightenment-faith-in-the-age-of-reason-9781622828227","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}