The Bible created the modern world of modern science
and learning because it gave us a vision of the Creator as to what reality is. Gracetogospel.com
That is what made the modern Western world a civilization of reading and thinking. ”
The Bible created
the modern world of modern science and learning because it gave us a vision of the Creator as to what reality is. That is what made the modern Western world a civilization of reading and thinking. ” This is an excerpt from The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization by Vishal Mangalwadi.Mangalwadi is a social reformer, Christian philosopher and writer. Born in India, he has published more than a dozen works. He is the intellectual creator of the Eastern world.
This is my 121st book in a book reading journey. It took me 23 hours in 18 days (July 17-24) to finish reading this huge 466-page book. This is a work published in 2012. I felt very happy reading this book. The book has a total of 7 sections which are divided into 20 chapters.
It is basically a book written about the amazing effects of the Bible (especially in the Western world). The Bible was the soul of Western civilization; It was the second millennium book after the advent of Christ and it became the power to globalize Western civilization. The Bible has been a major factor in the rise of Western civilization. The Bible has had a profound effect on the formation of modern Western society.
The teachings we have received, the American economy that has influenced the world, the freedom of the press and the political freedom that have been accepted around the world – all come from the Bible. The Bible is not only the scripture of Christians, it is also the greatest literature in the world. It was the Bible that brought out its views on God, the Universe, and mankind in all major Western languages.It was the Western church that gave birth to the university. Following in the footsteps of universities such as Bologna, Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge, the first American university (Harvard) was established, the impact of which is well known to our land.
The Bible is a book full of music. In fact, the longest book in the Bible (Psalms) is verse. The Bible calls us to sing. Augustine was a Christian theologian and philosopher who introduced music to Western education and worldview. Today the Christian congregation is not the only singing community but the world is mesmerized by the music.
The government is an institution established by God to protect our freedom.
It is not the government’s job to distract us from this.
It was the Western church
that gave birth to the university. Following in the footsteps of universities such as Bologna, Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge, the first American university (Harvard) was established, the impact of which is well known to our land.
The Bible is a book full of music. In fact, the longest book in the Bible (Psalms) is verse. The Bible calls us to sing. Augustine was a Christian theologian and philosopher who introduced music to Western education and worldview. Today the Christian congregation is not the only singing community but the world is mesmerized by the music.
The Bible is a book full of music. In fact, the longest book in the Bible (Psalms) is verse. The Bible calls us to sing. Augustine was a Christian theologian and philosopher who introduced music to Western education and worldview. Today the Christian congregation is not the only singing community but the world is mesmerized by the music.
Freedom is another human property. We have this freedom from God, not from government. The government is an institution established by God to protect our freedom. It is not the government’s job to distract us from this.
We Nepalis were born and raised in the worldview of destiny. It has a profound effect on social activities. Conditions like poverty, disease, oppression, etc. are the result of our ‘destiny’ and we are taught that we cannot change it. But the Western world believed that human beings are creative beings that we can still do better;Teaches us that we can improve our situation by using our creative abilities. The Western world has already eradicated such ‘diseases’ that still make our society ugly. It teaches us that we can improve our situation by using our creative potential. The Western world has already eradicated such ‘diseases’ that still make our society ugly.
It has a profound effect on
social activities.
Conditions like poverty, disease, oppression, etc. are the result of our ‘destiny’ and we are taught that
Why is there
so much difference between the Eastern world and the Western world? What brought about a dramatic rise in the Western world when the rest of the world remained as it is? The answer is: the search for human dignity in the emerging Renaissance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The concept that people are unique and precious beings originated from the Bible and this concept is riding the world.
The Western world became human civilization because it was founded on the teachings of those who taught that human beings are valuable creatures. Scientific, technical, military and economic success came after the Western world became a ‘thinking civilization’. In essence, the modern Western world is a creation of the Bible. Western perceptions are widespread today. Every human being is a precious creature, created in the image of God.
The Bible not only made the Western world a ‘thinking civilization’ but also inspired it to move towards technology. The Bible not only inspired the creation of high-level educational institutions, such as universities, but also the creation of hospitals to serve the people. The Bible has a significant influence on many concepts such as language, literature, music, economics, science, ethics, family, philanthropy, social reform, private property, freedom, and so on.The Bible is the book that made you and my world. That is why the so-called President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, rightly said that “the Bible is the best gift God has given to man.”
