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Gleaned from the notes of my talks to Christian colleges over the last five or six years, this book takes the reader through an apologetic for thinking for oneself as a Christian and then explores ways of thinking about the culture we live in. It is a call from the edge of a Christian subculture to get back out into the world and effect it for Christ and the gospel, and it provides a careful philosophical basis upon which to do so.
for whom endorsements "John
Fischer at his best! Lively, insightful, wise--solid
biblical guidance for pilgrims making their way in a
world that, for all its brokenness, God still
loves." "It
looks like John Fischer, who is known as a guitar
strummer and crooner of Christian ballads, has a head
too. He also has an eye for the way in which, as he puts
it, 'the Christian counterculture is often
counterproductive to the gospel.' These are strange
sounds coming from someone in the 'Christian
entertainment industry.' Stranger yet are his warnings
about gnosticism, artificiality, and worldly-wise
worldliness infecting popular Christian culture today.
Whether or not America's 'Christian subculture' will be
able to understand Fischer's effective blend of fresh
experience, unexpected insight, and gospel realities is a
real question. But, thank goodness, here it is." "When
I first heard the songs of John Fischer I was challenged
to think as much as to sing. I have read his book What
On Earth Are We Doing? and he has done the same
thing again. The book is fast-moving, almost lyrical in
style, yet takes us into deep territory. He calls on us
to out-think our generation, not as a way of anger or
isolation, but in order to allow the grace of God's truth
to set us all free. I could not stop reading this book
because the author found me, he understood me, and, best
of all, he pointed me to the living Lord of truth, Jesus
Christ." "John
Fischer shakes and rattles the unexamined Christian life
. . . He explores the habits and thought patterns of
prevailing Christian cultures and arrives at a heartfelt
celebration of the Gospels that eternally transcends
them. His clarion call for a 'Renaissance' is indeed a
timely summons for us all." "In
he characteristic, stream-of-consciousness style, John
Fischer explores the gap between the Church's growing
consumer culture and the world at large. John's advice is
surprising, biblical, and relevant." "What
On Earth Are We Doing? challenges us to engage the
'secular' culture critically yet with love and humility,
and demonstrates how it can be done. A fascinating,
fresh, and thoroughly biblical proposal for relating to
our society and culture." "One
of our most powerful and provocative commentators makes
his most important contribution to date." "Like
his apostolic namesake, John Fischer knows that love, not
resentment, is the hallmark of Christian peoplehood. His
book comes at a time when, because of the way the world
is changing, the Church must reassess what it means to be
in the world and not of it." "Many
of us have been encouraged to have a 'shrink-wrapped'
Christian experience that has kept us pure--but unused.
This book is a testimony to the power of the Christian
life that engages with ideas, culture, inner cities,
politics and economics and makes a difference." quotes
from reviews "In What
On Earth Are We Doing? recording artist and popular
campus speaker John Fischer reveals his misgivings about
the consumer-driven, 'decaffeinated' culture held
together by evangelical broadcasting, music, and
publishing industries. He arrives at the conclusion:
responsible Christian discipleship demands less reaction
to and rhetoric against modern culture, and more
understanding and appreciation of it." "In
this much-needed book Fischer proves himself a well-read,
deep thinker; readers may find themselves humbled and
even convicted. While some of his ideas may be
controversial (for instance, he suggests that there might
be other things more important than fighting to save the
life of an unborn child), this book is sure to prompt
Christians to evaluate their lives and priorities." "Fischer
raises provoking questions about our involvement in the
world. Careful thought on these issues will continue
after the last page is turned." "Fischer,
known among evangelicals as a composer and musician, has
offered a penetrating critique. He was a pioneer in
contemporary Christian music. He has now entered
Christian philosophy and theology to say what theologians
should have been saying. I recommend this book..." "...a
primer for a wholistic evangelical Christian world view.
While Fischer is no Os Guinness or Mark Noll (his writing
style is much more colloquial than scholarly), his
argument is at once cogent and compelling and, more
importantly, accessible." |
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