This article I found over at Between Two Worlds, comes from London’s Times Online. Here is a snippet:
“Now a confirmed atheist, I’ve become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity changes people’s hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The rebirth is real. The change is good. “
What happened to the butler story? It was great Annie Blog Post.
What happened to the Mr. Pelt story ending?
I guess I’ll comment on the actual blog post…
The article referenced here is superb reading and everyone should take the 3-5 minutes to dig deep into what it says, especially about what the world says about native worldviews and value systems and the West’s insistence that they are of equal value and worth (in fact of more worth) to those natives because they are theirs. This author points out that in many places around the world that this apparent fact is completely false. Native, or tribal, value systems often breed the very problems that both secular and religious aid organizations hope to combat, and it’s a beautiful thing that this author is willing to admit the philosophical blunder the West has perpetrated for so long and point out the immense practical and long-term value of a Christian worldview brought to places like Africa. Thanks for posting.