This is a major research study of the effect of Reform Theology on European andAmerican visual and material cultures. It offers an analysis of Christianity andculture that builds on the scholarship of Arnold Toynbee and Francis Schaeffer andutilizes the careful analytical tools of the Dutch scholars Vollenhoven, Dooyewardand others. Barber's audacious scholarship aims to put Reform Christianity inthe center of change and interpretation in a way similar to the great Catholic andOrthodox cultural historians. Barber discusses the Biblical centered energies thatclarify, justify and interpret the culture of Western Civilization."Barber has mastered and/or referenced a huge amount of literature. His book is agreat resource...his arguments careful, cogent and revealing. I hope his argumenthas a great deal of influence on the church...it is like a mighty force for reformation,revival and cultural renewal. There has never been anything like it (as a singlevolume) in Reform literature. Recommended."John FrameProfessor of Philosophy and Systematic TheologyReformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL
