By Eric Metaxas, Christian Post Contributor
Ten years ago, the preamble to the newly-drafted constitution of the European Union omitted any reference to Christianity. It was an unmistakable reminder of Christianity's diminished influence in a part of the world it helped create.
How Christianity gave way to secularism is difficult to explain, but an important new book, "How the West Really Lost God" by Mary Eberstadt, offers an explanation that Christians need to hear.That the West has become increasingly secular is difficult to deny. In his magisterial 2010 book, "A Secular Age," the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor asks why, in Western society, it was "virtually impossible not to believe in God in say, [the year] 1500 . . . while in 2000 many of us find this not only easy, but even inescapable?"
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