{"product_id":"the-eclipse-of-christianity-and-why-it-matters-9781399802758","title":"The Eclipse of Christianity: And Why It Matters","description":"A call for Christianity to recover its confidence \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The mainstream Churches are faltering - or even at risk of dying out - in their Western and Middle Eastern heartlands. Surveys confirm that only a minority of people in a country such as Britain now claim Christian allegiance. The pattern is being matched in neighbouring societies. At the same time many opinion formers preach secularist ideology with a self-confidence shading into dogmatism. Others, unsure of their moorings, feel some residual attachment to spirituality, while being sceptical about the existence of God and other articles of belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet church teaching remains intellectually robust, as well as inspiring a transformative global presence. In this major and wide-ranging international study - both a report on the unsettling consequences of secularisation and a defence of a creed too often belittled by its opponents - Rupert Shortt outlines Christianity's fading profile in the present, but also argues compellingly that Europe's historic faith remains critical to the survival of a humane culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399802758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.00w x 1.04d","brand":"Rupert Shortt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107773903029,"sku":"9781399802758","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07ef0dc3-5b78-4bed-93b1-f5f13e722963.jpg?v=1765862266","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-eclipse-of-christianity-and-why-it-matters-9781399802758","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}