Similarities
Both myself and Solzhenitsyn believe that the issues facing the world can be traced back to what the Russian scholar called a "lost awareness of a supreme power..." (In The World, Pg. 146).
In my list, I highlighted the complacency with which many people consume morally filthy forms of media, such as movies, video games, music, and even books. The things that people watch today would have caused an uproar 50 years ago; it is as if America has become desensitzed to evil. Solzhenitsyn, despite being alive 50 years ago, noted this also: "Today's world has reached a stage that, if it had been described to preceeding centuries, would have called forth the cry: "This is the apocalypse!" Yet we have grown used to this kind of world; …show more content…
Solzhenitsyn points to "internal schism" (Pg. 146) as the author of the Russian orthodox churches demise. I believe that this schism is also largely responsible for the protestant churches failure in North America.
I mentioned in my compilation that America was turning towards atheism. The author of our essay also made notice of this, only on a more global level: "The entire twentieth century is being sucked into the vortex of atheism and self destruction. This plunge into the abyss has aspects that are unquestionably global..." (Pg. 147)
Solzhenitsyn and I took time to elaborate on the evil brought on by a faith smothering government.
In his Templeton address, Solzhenitsyn said that "...life in the West has ceased to be seen as anything more lofty than the "pursuit of happiness," a goal tht has even been solemnly guaranteed by constitutions" (Pg. 149) I also noted that the American people are sadly chiefly driven by their own happiness in all areas of life.
Mr. Aleksandr and I share very similar views on standing for Biblical truths in an anti-Biblical world: "It has become embarassing to appeal to eternal concepts, embarassing to state tht evil makes its home in the individual heart before it enters a political system" (Pg. 149). The truth is that in todays world, standing for Scripture means being considered academically …show more content…
Solzhenitsyn seems to be a somewhat of a pacifist, viewing all violence with disdain from what I could tell. My perspective is quite a bit different. One statement of his adress that stuck out most to me occured when he was talking about violence in the context of World War II: "...the West yielded to the satanic temptation of the nuclear umbrella" (Pg. 146). Though I believe that death and destruction are certainly evil, I think that certain violent actions are needed to adress the violent actions of others in order to preserve justice. I am not saying that America was wholly right in WWII, but I believe that, without a doubt, violent actions can be taken without "satanic temptation". As a matter of fact, I think that such actions can be taken without "forgetting God" at all. Such examples can be found in the Old Testament, when God told His people many times to wipe out other
Both myself and Solzhenitsyn believe that the issues facing the world can be traced back to what the Russian scholar called a "lost awareness of a supreme power..." (In The World, Pg. 146).
In my list, I highlighted the complacency with which many people consume morally filthy forms of media, such as movies, video games, music, and even books. The things that people watch today would have caused an uproar 50 years ago; it is as if America has become desensitzed to evil. Solzhenitsyn, despite being alive 50 years ago, noted this also: "Today's world has reached a stage that, if it had been described to preceeding centuries, would have called forth the cry: "This is the apocalypse!" Yet we have grown used to this kind of world; …show more content…
Solzhenitsyn points to "internal schism" (Pg. 146) as the author of the Russian orthodox churches demise. I believe that this schism is also largely responsible for the protestant churches failure in North America.
I mentioned in my compilation that America was turning towards atheism. The author of our essay also made notice of this, only on a more global level: "The entire twentieth century is being sucked into the vortex of atheism and self destruction. This plunge into the abyss has aspects that are unquestionably global..." (Pg. 147)
Solzhenitsyn and I took time to elaborate on the evil brought on by a faith smothering government.
In his Templeton address, Solzhenitsyn said that "...life in the West has ceased to be seen as anything more lofty than the "pursuit of happiness," a goal tht has even been solemnly guaranteed by constitutions" (Pg. 149) I also noted that the American people are sadly chiefly driven by their own happiness in all areas of life.
Mr. Aleksandr and I share very similar views on standing for Biblical truths in an anti-Biblical world: "It has become embarassing to appeal to eternal concepts, embarassing to state tht evil makes its home in the individual heart before it enters a political system" (Pg. 149). The truth is that in todays world, standing for Scripture means being considered academically …show more content…
Solzhenitsyn seems to be a somewhat of a pacifist, viewing all violence with disdain from what I could tell. My perspective is quite a bit different. One statement of his adress that stuck out most to me occured when he was talking about violence in the context of World War II: "...the West yielded to the satanic temptation of the nuclear umbrella" (Pg. 146). Though I believe that death and destruction are certainly evil, I think that certain violent actions are needed to adress the violent actions of others in order to preserve justice. I am not saying that America was wholly right in WWII, but I believe that, without a doubt, violent actions can be taken without "satanic temptation". As a matter of fact, I think that such actions can be taken without "forgetting God" at all. Such examples can be found in the Old Testament, when God told His people many times to wipe out other