| Description |
xvi, 240 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part one: Understanding soft totalitarianism. Kolaković the prophet ; Our pre-totalitarian culture ; Progressivism as religion ; Capitalism, woke and watchful -- Part two: How to live in truth. Value nothing more than truth ; Cultivate cultural memory ; Families are resistance cells ; Religion, the bedrock of resistance ; Standing in solidarity ; The gift of suffering -- Conclusion: Live not by lies. |
| Summary |
Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to "safety". Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hastens the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation. Dreher draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers. He explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. -- adapted from jacket |
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Christians -- Political activity.
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Christianity and politics -- United States.
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Liberalism -- United States.
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Truthfulness and falsehood -- United States.
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Christianity and culture -- United States.
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Christianity and culture. (OCoLC)fst00859660
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Christianity and politics. (OCoLC)fst00859736
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Christians -- Political activity.
(OCoLC)fst00859773
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Liberalism. (OCoLC)fst00997183
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Truthfulness and falsehood. (OCoLC)fst01158255
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Dreher, Rod, Live not by lies New York City : Sentinel, 2020. 9780593087404 (DLC) 2020022424 |
| ISBN |
9780593087398 (hardcover) |
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0593087399 (hardcover) |
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9780593087404 (ebook) |
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