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"Erudite, eloquent, challenging, illuminating, insightful, thoughtful and thought-provoking. -Micah Andrew, Midwest Book Review. Whatever your philosophical or religious standpoint, Mr. Norton is sure to challenge it in a constructive and thought-provoking way. His dissection of our current philosophical impasse and its consequences is forthright and illuminating. -Theodore Dalrymple, author of The Terror of Existence, Threats of Pain and Ruin, and Grief and Other Stories.  In The Mountain and the River, author Albert Norton states that ""We all feel the need for a sense of purpose and meaning in our lives.... Inside each of us is a burbling conviction of our own significance in a larger drama that yet remains invisible to us."" In the tradition of C. S. Lewis, Francis Schaeffer and other astute cultural critics, he notes: ""This book is about the chasm between two worldviews: that of Genesis and that of postmodernism."" Currently, ""Western civilization is at a precarious crossroad""... as postmodern thinking has become pervasive in our culture ""like a virus escaped from the lab."" Throughout the book the author systematically and meticulously applies the principles of a comprehensive Christian worldview to a broad range of contemporary issues - everything from contrasting philosophies regarding biblical revelation and interpretation to current controversies over morality and ethics, sex and gender, modern psychology, contemporary political ideologies, ""woke"" capitalism, and the impending collapse of traditional Western civilization. The result is a veritable intellectual feast and essential reading for those who seek to understand the turbulent times in which we live. Highly recommended! -Jefrey D. Breshears, former history professor, founder of The Areopagus, and author of American Crisis: Cultural Marxism and the Culture War; C. S. Lewis on Politics, Government, and the Good Society; and Francis Schaeffer: A Retrospective on His Life & Legacy."

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ALBERT NORTON, JR. is a writer and attorney working in the American South. He is author of Dangerous God: A Defense of Transcendent Truth (2021) concerning formation of truth and values in a postmodern age; and Intuition of Significance, a 2020 work weighing the merits of theism against materialism. He is also the author of several award-winning short stories, and two novels: Another Like Me (2015) and Rough Water Baptism (2017), on themes of navigating reality in a post-Christian world.

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