Live Not by Lies
by Rod Dreher | Book Summary
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Author: Rod Dreher
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These developments can be thought of as a "progressive—and profoundly anti-Christian militancy" (p. xiii). This militancy manifests itself in cultural and political power-struggles, but most basically this is a power-struggle in the spiritual realm. "This spiritual power takes material form in government and private institutions, in corporations, in academia and media, and in the changing practices of everyday American life. It is empowered by unprecedented technological capabilities to surveil private life. There is virtually nowhere left to hide." (p. xiii) Unlike the older, Soviet-styled totalitarianism, often described as "hard totalitarianism" (p. xiii), this new power block can be termed "soft totalitarianism" (p. xiii.) Rather than having hard totalitarianism forced upon us, we are actually inviting soft totalitarianism into our lives. What the world needs is Christian people who are willing to live according to their convictions, which means not living by the lies of the world. |
Rod Dreher is a well known writer, editor, and cultural commentator. He has written and edited for The American Conservative, New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Weekly Standard, The Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, The Los Angeles Times, and National Review. He is a bestselling author whose books include The Benedict Option, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, and How Dante Can Save Your Life. Dreher has made appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Court TV.
Dreher lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is also where he was born. He is married and has three children. Dreher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University. He was raised Methodist, converted to Catholicism in 1993, and converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 2006.
Live Not by Lies
by Rod Dreher
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Rod Dreher |
| Publisher | Sentinel |
| Date | 2020 |
| Pages | 240 |
Overview:
"In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and with it Soviet totalitarianism." (p. ix) At this pivotal moment in history, many in the West naively assumed that the world was done with totalitarianism and Soviet-styled communism. However, in recent years, many who lived under the Iron Curtain are seeing troubling developments in the West.
These developments can be thought of as a "progressive—and profoundly anti-Christian militancy" (p. xiii). This militancy manifests itself in cultural and political power-struggles, but most basically this is a power-struggle in the spiritual realm. "This spiritual power takes material form in government and private institutions, in corporations, in academia and media, and in the changing practices of everyday American life. It is empowered by unprecedented technological capabilities to surveil private life. There is virtually nowhere left to hide." (p. xiii)
Unlike the older, Soviet-styled totalitarianism, often described as "hard totalitarianism" (p. xiii), this new power block can be termed "soft totalitarianism" (p. xiii.) Rather than having hard totalitarianism forced upon us, we are actually inviting soft totalitarianism into our lives. What the world needs is Christian people who are willing to live according to their convictions, which means not living by the lies of the world.
Rod Dreher is a well known writer, editor, and cultural commentator. He has written and edited for The American Conservative, New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Weekly Standard, The Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, The Los Angeles Times, and National Review. He is a bestselling author whose books include The Benedict Option, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, and How Dante Can Save Your Life. Dreher has made appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Court TV.
Dreher lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is also where he was born. He is married and has three children. Dreher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University. He was raised Methodist, converted to Catholicism in 1993, and converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 2006.
