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Summary:

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers. For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of "soft" totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to "safety". Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hastens the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation. In Live Not By Lies, Dreher amplifies the alarm sounded by the brave men and women who fought totalitarianism. He explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. He tells the stories of modern-day dissidents--clergy, laity, martyrs, and confessors from the Soviet Union and the captive nations of Europe--who offer practical advice for how to identify and resist totalitarianism in our time. Following the model offered by a prophetic World War II-era pastor who prepared believers in his Eastern European to endure the coming of communism, Live Not By Lies teaches American Christians a method for resistance: SEE: Acknowledge the reality of the situation. JUDGE: Assess reality in the light of what we as Christians know to be true. ACT: Take action to protect truth. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not By Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. One Understanding Soft Totalitarianism
• ch. One Kolakovic The Prophet
• ch. Two Our Pre-Totalitarian Culture
• ch. Three Progressivism As Religion
• ch. Four Capitalism, Woke And Watchful
• pt. Two How to Live in Truth
• ch. Five Value Nothing More Than Truth
• ch. Six Cultivate Cultural Memory
• ch. Seven Families Are Resistance Cells
• ch. Eight Religion, The Bedrock Of Resistance
• ch. Nine Standing In Solidarity
• ch. Ten Gift Of Suffering.

Author/Creator:

Dreher, Rod , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Live not by lies: a manual for Christian dissidents [by Dreher, R.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Live not by lies [by Dreher, R.] (New York City : Sentinel, 2020 — ISBN 9780593087398; LCCN 2020022423)

Subjects:

Christians — Political activity

Christianity and politics — United States

Liberalism — United States

Truthfulness and falsehood — United States

Christianity and culture — United States

General Notes:

Place of publication from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 12, 2020).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

BR516 .D695 2020eb

ISBNs:

9780593087404 (electronic book)
0593087402 (electronic book)
9780593087398 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020022424

OCLC Numbers:

1155484823

Other Control Numbers:

2470566 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp301519111