{"id":558,"date":"2008-02-13T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/owenstrachan.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/13\/thinking-theologically-al-mohlers-culture-shift\/"},"modified":"2008-02-13T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-13T21:37:00","slug":"thinking-theologically-al-mohlers-culture-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thoughtlife\/2008\/02\/thinking-theologically-al-mohlers-culture-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Theologically: Al Mohler&#8217;s &#8220;Culture Shift&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>First thing\u2013thanks to the two commenters who broke my comment-less streak yesterday.  Phew.<\/p>\n<p>Second thing\u2013I am woefully behind in telling my loyal readership about an important new book by my former boss, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Albert Mohler<\/a>.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Culture-Shift-Engaging-Timeless-Critical\/dp\/159052974X\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Mohler has just published the book <span style=\"font-style:italic\">Culture Shift<\/span><\/a>, a collection of essays on a variety of subjects related to the condition of modern culture and the recovery of a biblical worldview in the midst of our paganized times.  I have read almost all of these essays, and many, many more of Dr. Mohler\u2019s writings, and I can testify that he is without exception the most helpful Christian thinker out there today on matters of Christian cultural engagement.  There\u2019s no exception to this statement; Dr. Mohler is the best worldview writer today.  I am very excited at the prospect of more Mohler writings.  As one who worked for him, I would encourage people to pray for Dr. Mohler that he\u2019ll be able to put his many and deep thoughts to paper.  He is a taxed man, perhaps the most busy man I\u2019ve ever seen (though he also simply cannot refuse a request to think and write, a problematic but understandable tendency), and it would be a great service to the church to have more of Dr. Mohler\u2019s thoughts in print.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve written about him before, and I won\u2019t go into any length here, but I want to encourage you to buy this book.  You\u2019ll benefit from it and learn to think theologically as you read it.  It\u2019s not expensive, and it won\u2019t take you long to read, and the essays are each fairly short.  As you read the book, you\u2019ll also meet some of the man.  That\u2019s a good thing.  I miss Dr. Mohler, and probably always will, but I\u2019m thankful that you and I have the opportunity from a godly, gifted, culturally attuned man like him.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some resources related to the book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/blog_read.php?id=1089\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Interview with Dr. Mohler about the book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/archives\/book-reviews\/culture-shift-by-dr-albert-mohler-1.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Review by Tim Challies, a thoughtful blogger<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Price:     <span class=\"price\">$10.19<\/span>;                                   Hardcover: 176 pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Culture-Shift-Engaging-Timeless-Critical\/dp\/159052974X\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Go over to Amazon<\/a>, order up a copy of <span style=\"font-style:italic\">Culture Shift<\/span>, and prepare to be trained in theological thinking by one of the masters.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First thing\u2013thanks to the two commenters who broke my comment-less streak yesterday. 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