Owen Barfield blamed moder 6thnity for what he called "The Evolution if Consciousness" from people seeing their identity in corporate terms (or even natural terms) towards a more individualustic identity in conflict and isolation from the rest of the world. Certainly our 21st century digital isolation from each other has intensified the trends of rationalistic, atheistic, and deconstructive philosophies from the 18th - 20th century. But reading ancient texts like Gilgamesh or Beowulf or the Kalevala shows that God's design for the in-oneness of humanity as part of the image of God was lost early in human history.
A core principle of Christian doctrine is that only the gospel can restore it and lead us back to our true identity.
Don’t worry, I figured that was the case. Thank you for reading and for your interesting comments! I’ll have to look up Owen Barfield and glean some wisdom from his writings.
Owen Barfield blamed moder 6thnity for what he called "The Evolution if Consciousness" from people seeing their identity in corporate terms (or even natural terms) towards a more individualustic identity in conflict and isolation from the rest of the world. Certainly our 21st century digital isolation from each other has intensified the trends of rationalistic, atheistic, and deconstructive philosophies from the 18th - 20th century. But reading ancient texts like Gilgamesh or Beowulf or the Kalevala shows that God's design for the in-oneness of humanity as part of the image of God was lost early in human history.
A core principle of Christian doctrine is that only the gospel can restore it and lead us back to our true identity.
I apologize for my goofy keyboard changing my words into jibberish.
Don’t worry, I figured that was the case. Thank you for reading and for your interesting comments! I’ll have to look up Owen Barfield and glean some wisdom from his writings.
I am currently listening to Jayber Crow on Audible. Just getting into the "spousal love part". A very thought provoking story.
I’ve started re-listening to it myself. It’s just so beautifully written. It’s kinda become the level of writing I aspire to.