{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-47-after-religion-9781636081861","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 47 - After Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristianity shaped the West, bringing conquest and religious strife but also the modern ideals of emancipation, human rights, and democracy. Now Christendom's influence is waning, and many churches are seeing decline in membership. What happens if we lose the Christian teaching that each human being is made in the image of God, and that humankind, in all its diversity, is one whole? This issue of \u003cem\u003ePlough\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the social, political, and cultural implications, reminding readers that Jesus brought more than a religion and that this is not how his story ends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this theme: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Kilby asks how Christians should respond to churches in decline.\u003cbr\u003eGalen Watts argues that modernity has replaced traditional religion with other gods.\u003cbr\u003eKing-Ho Leung posits that Marx misunderstood Christianity.\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ehrett shows what right-wing politics looks like without Christian moorings.\u003cbr\u003eGary Saul Morson recounts how Solzhenitsyn found faith in the gulag.\u003cbr\u003eMargarita Mooney found faith alive in Communist Cuba.\u003cbr\u003eEaston Law dispels some common myths about the church in China.\u003cbr\u003eGraham Tomlin recounts Blaise Pascal conversion from cultural Christian to true believer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in this issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Scialabba finds moral exemplars in George Eliot's \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Young tells a story in which a mystical white reindeer appears.\u003cbr\u003eChris Zimmerman interviews Israelis and Palestinians who have lost children to the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlough Quarterly \u003c\/em\u003efeatures stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636081861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Peter Mommsen,George Scialabba,Karen Kilby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774291800245,"sku":"9781636081861","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-47-after-religion-9781636081861","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}