Finding Courage in a Culture of Fear
With 24-hour news cycles and constant immersion in a world of screens and social media, we are bombarded by news reports about layoffs, the dangers of climate change, and threats to our health. Exploited by politicians who crave our alliance, fear is used to breed hatred and further divide us from one another.
In Recovering Our Sanity, author Michael Horton argues that we need to resist the pull of our fear-driven culture. He mines the riches of Scripture and theology to help us better understand how a proper fear of God liberates us from enslavement to the paralyzing fears which drive the disintegration of our society, our families, and our own lives.
“Horton shows you how to identify and fight against fear–supplanting the quivering of a limbic system with the adoration of a heart set free.” — Russell Moore, Christianity Today
“When we lose a good fear of God, all kinds of bad fears rush in. But when we see other people from God’s perspective, they’re gifts and not threats. In this critical moment gripped by fear, we desperately need this message.” — John M. Perkins, author, Let Justice Roll Down and One Blood
“Recovering Our Sanity provides a biblical and historical foundation for developing (and perhaps changing) our thinking about the most polarizing issues of our day. We need reasoned argument grounded in Scripture and gospel hope centered on Christ, which is exactly what this book provides.” — Nancy Guthrie, author and Bible teacher
“Horton offers not only a penetrating analysis of our current fear-driven cultural moment, but also provides a way forward that is both transcendent and timely. Do you need help and encouragement navigating the stormy seas of life? Then take up and read this important book.” — Julius Kim, president, The Gospel Coalition
“Yet again, Michael Horton has written a book that Christians across the nation–and around the world–need to pick up and read today. If sanity is going to be recovered, it needs to start in the church.” — Ben Sasse, U.S. senator (NE) and author of Them: Why We Hate Each Other–and How to Heal
About the Author
Michael Horton is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westiminster Seminary California. The author of many books, including The Christian Faith, Ordinary, and Core Christianity, he also hosts the White Horse Inn radio program. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and their four children in Escondido, California.
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