Hmmm… knew I’d heard of Roger Scruton. I actually think I used one of his books as an undergraduate in what now feels like a lifetime ago. I liked him then. I have just had a little peek at his website and his blog and it looks far from promising. He used the phrase “evangelical secularists” which is not a good start.However, his latest book sounds fascinating and I have a hunch he’ll turn out to be one of these people who raises some very valid objections to the predominant philosophy of relativism and then proceeds to come up with totally stupid reasons for it and even stupider solutions.
I look at the title “Culture Counts” and I sit up straight, feel happy and think “this is my kind of guy” and then I read the subtitle “Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged” and I slump back down again in disappointment.
It seems more important than ever to me now that I read this book so I know which reaction is correct.
