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  • Remaking the World

  • How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
  • By: Andrew Wilson
  • Narrated by: Andrew Wilson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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Summary

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West

With dizzying social transformations in everything from gender to social justice, it may seem like there’s never been a more tumultuous period in history. But a single year in the late 18th century saw a number of influential transformations—or even revolutions—that changed the social trajectory of the Western world. By understanding how those events influenced today’s cultural landscape, Christians can more effectively bear witness to God’s truth in a post-Christian age.

In Remaking the World, Andrew Wilson highlights 7 major developments from the year 1776—globalization, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Enrichment, the American Revolution, the rise of post-Christianity, and the dawn of Romanticism—and explains their relevance to social changes happening today. Carefully examining key documents and historical figures, Wilson demonstrates how a monumental number of political, philosophical, economic, and industrial changes in the year of America’s founding shaped the modern West into a “WEIRDER” society: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic, Ex-Christian, and Romantic. This thoroughly researched yet accessible audiobook offers a unique historical perspective on modern views of family, government, religion, and morality—giving Christians the historical lens they need to understand today’s post-Christian trends and respond accordingly.

  • Relevant Cultural and Historical Analysis: Skillfully connects key ideas and events from the past to the present
  • Comprehensive: Examines important developments from 1776, including the American Revolution, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; James Watt’s steam engine; Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations; and Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
  • Informative: Covers key historical figures, including John Adams, Edmund Burke, and David Hume
  • Biblical: Equips and encourages listeners to share the gospel in a post-Christian world
  • A Great Resource for Pastors, Scholars, and Listeners of Carl Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Andrew Wilson (P)2023 Crossway
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This bookwill need more than one listen. Andrew has packed with excellent information from research and whilst heavy was easy to listen to. This will get its second listen when I am on holiday in June and can't
Great listen thank you

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A great survey of how Christians came to where we are and what we can do about it

Andrew Wilson collates a great deal of his own reading across a great range of subjects and applies it characteristically helpfully to our modern circumstances.

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Really stimulating

This is a Compelling account and an apologetic . I’ would highly recommend this to both Christians and nonbelievers alike.

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Brilliant

A remarkable mixture of insights, stories, quotes and arguments put together with style and verve to tell the story of the west.

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Outstanding

With an excellently balanced narrative, the book makes the deep topics discussed remarkably accessible. Rarely have I read a book that has taught me so much, but made me realise how little I know! Dare I say enlightening?

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Tour de force of sweeping insights!

Andrew Wilson reads his own brilliant book, which using 1776 as his historical starting point takes one on profound journey encompassing geography, philosophy, politics, culture, economics, theology, art and literature, to create an insightful synthesis of our 21st century Weirder - western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic, ex-Christian, romantic - world. Loved it !

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Insightful and compelling

Such an insightful and compelling read / listen as Andrew shares how and why 1776 was a defining time in world history. It stretched me but was so beneficial

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