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Sproul demonstrates the consequences that ideas have had on world events, theology, and our everyday lives\u2014for better or for worse\u2014and challenges us to respond from a Christian perspective.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sproul&#8217;s survey of the ongoing impact of history&#8217;s most influential philosophies urges readers to take prevailing cultural mind-sets seriously\u2026 because ideas<\/em> do <em>have consequences.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The greatest thinkers of all time are impacting us still. From public-policy decisions and current laws to world events, theology, the arts, education, and even conversations between friends, history&#8217;s most influential philosophies have wrought massive consequences on nearly everything we see, think, and do.<\/p>\n<p>Thus it is critical for Christians to understand the ideas that are shaping them. The greater their familiarity with the streams of thought that have saturated Western culture through the ages, the greater their ability to influence this culture for Christ.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>The Consequences of Ideas<\/em>, now in paperback, R. C. Sproul expertly leads the way for thoughtful readers. Tracing the contours of Western philosophy from the ancients to the molders of modern and postmodern thought-including Plato, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, and Freud-Sproul proves that ideas are not just passing fads; they endure for generations to come and demand our serious attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[252],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World - Classical Education Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/the-consequences-of-ideas-understanding-the-concepts-that-shaped-our-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World - Classical Education Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To understand our own culture, we need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it. 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