Must the Sun Set on the West?

Compelling Arguments about Western Decline
This is a series of 11 approximately 1 hour long lectures by Vishal Mangalwadi which are based on his book, "The Book That Made Your World." Mangalwadi is an Indian born Christian scholar, author and lecturer. He is an excellent teacher and he does a great job of outlining the basic principles of Judeo-Christian thought by contrasting it with non-western world views such as Hinduism and Buddhism as well as modern secular philosophies developed by Darwin, Freud, Marx and Nietzche, all of which have shaped and continue to shape post-Christian Western culture. He presents his thesis with scholarship, humility and even respect for non-Western and secular ideas even as he points out important differences with the Judeo-Christian view. Mangalwadi never sinks to the level of angry, arrogant culture warrior. He is witty, charming and engaging even as he makes compelling arguments about Western decline. The Book that Made...

An Indian Revises Western History
I followed Vishal Mangalwadi's career as an evangelical social reformer in India and author for over 25 years. I supported Mr. Mangalwadi's early work. Mr. Mangalwadi came to America permanently in 1998 to participate in a conference for Christian International students ("Worldview for World Healing"). The conference's goal was to inspire and equip students to return to their countries as Christian social reformers. Shortly after that, Mangalwadi decided to stay in America himself and reform Hollywood by producing documentaries. His subsequent efforts redound with similar unintentional ironies.

I developed my first doubts about Mangalwadi's credibility when I brought him in as a guest speaker for a separate International Student ministry weekend conference. Hindu, Muslim AND Christian Indians universally objected to his one-sided portrayal of India. So who was I to believe? I began to do my own fact checking with respect to Western history. No matter what I read, I...

Rare Treat!
There is no one like this guy. He is even funny. He has a studied facts we are likely to overlook. He demonstrates how the results of a believing world, and a believer differ from the non-biblical worldview and non-believers and his results astonishing. He knows his stuff.

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