The Gospel in Contemporary Culture.    

Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot was the invited speaker at an online meeting aimed at exploring the Great Commission in a challenging, multi-cultural and post-Christian setting.

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Joe BootOVER the past four years, in the midst of lockdowns and a pandemic, we’ve all heard the word ‘unprecedented’ a lot. But is suffering a worldwide virus really an unprecedented phenomenon? Or is it something else we’ve experienced recently that could set a worrying new precedent?

Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot is the founder of the Ezra Institute and the author of: 'Ruler of Kings: Towards a Christian Vision of Government'.

“What we’ve seen in the West in the past four years … is the increased emergence of a totalitarian view of government – it’s been a shock to the Western world,” comments Joe. “Totalitarianism essentially means that all of society – the family, the church, business enterprise, medicine, etc. – are seen as departments of the state … which means you can create an environment in which the Church can be shut down indefinitely by the state, because it belongs to the state.”

Over the past four years, says Joe, the battle in the West has actually been over who has ultimate authority: are we under the authority of Christ, or the authority of man?

Joe spoke to an online audience on 29 April, 2024. An edited version of the recording which includes the subsequent QnA session can be accessed below.
 
Well worth a listen.
 
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Footnote: A short article on Joe's above-mentioned book along with a very interesting 'book-launch' video can be accessed here.