But we would do well to think of ourselves in the same way we used to think about the lost people of the mission field. We have become the new heathen. We Americans are the ones now in thrall to primitive superstitions, such as believing in the power of positive thinking and having faith in ourselves. We are the ones held back by a materialistic worldview that has little conception of the supernatural. We are the ones with brutal customs, such as aborting our infants, neglecting our children, and abandoning and sometimes euthanizing our elders. We have simple, pounding music, and we are uneducated about the realities outside of our tribe. With our limited mind-set, we have trouble grasping the truths of Scripture.
— Gene Edward Veith (b. 1951), Literaturwissenschaftler, Kulturkritiker und Autor
Topics: Witness & Mission, Church & Congregation
Occasions: For Reflection
Gene Edward Veith
Gene Edward Veith (* 1951) ist ein US-amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaftler, Kulturkritiker und Autor, der unter anderem an der Concordia University Wisconsin sowie am Patrick Henry College lehrte. Er steht für eine konfessionell-lutherische Auseinandersetzung mit Kultur und Gesellschaft sowie für die Wiederentdeckung der reformatorischen Lehre von der christlichen Berufung im Alltag. Bibellesern verdeutlicht sein Werk, wie sich theologische Konzepte wie die Kreuzestheologie praktisch auf Arbeit, Bildung und das Leben in einer säkularen Welt anwenden lassen.
All quotes by Gene Edward Veith (9)
Mother Teresa
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
What is an evangelist? It is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.
Adrian Rogers
Carl F.H. Henry
Live what you have grasped of the Gospel, however little it may be.
Brother Roger
Whoever is full of joy preaches without preaching.
Mother Teresa
We Christians are the light of the world. Maybe only 40 watts. But 40 watts light up the room.
Otto Wassermann
Just as a candle is lit from the flame of another, so faith is kindled by faith.
Romano Guardini