The Book that Made Your World
walks us through history and different settings to show that the bible and Christ are the only explanations for man’s meaning.  Coming from the Hindu cast structure, Vishal shows how Christ is the only answer that makes sense.  I don’t anticipate reading many of the books I read, but this one had me intrigued through his personal story.  And it all starts with a history of music.

Vishal explores seven major themes:

• The Soul of Western Civilization
• A Personal Pilgrimage
• The Seeds of Western Civilization
• The Millennium’sRevolution
• The Intellectual Revolution
• What Made The West The Best
• Globalizing Modernity

This book challenged me to see the world as a whole and not just my little place in it.  We are all in this together, and what I do as an American affects people around the world that I will never see.  As Christians we have to stand up for what we believe in.  Not confrontationally, but prayerfully.  When we trust in God to take care of us, we don’t need force or hate filled words to fight our battles.

If you love history or are an apologist or just someone who wants to know more about where Christianity fits in todays secular culture I believe this may be a book for you.  At 490 pages it is a little long for anyone who does not read a lot, but it is easy to read as well so it seems much shorter than it is.  It’s only 390 then several appendices follow, but who’s counting.  I read a lot and The Book that Made Your World took me a week to read.

I have always been fascinated by people from Eastern cultures accept Christ as their savior and the most famous of the today is Ravi Zacharias.  When I saw The Book that Made Your World

by Vishal Mangalwadi I knew I had to read it.  As a Christian and a history buff I know a little about how the bible shaped western culture, but I never guessed the over arching impact it has had even in our secular society of today.

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