The Rise of the Spiritual: Why Secularism Is Collapsing, Magic Is Returning, Fringe Beliefs Are Spreading-And God's King, (Paperback)

<p><b>When spirituality shifts, so does society</b><b>--a resource for those who want to make sense of our time and make the most of this cultural opportunity. </b></p><p><b>From bestselling author and cultural expert Mark Sayers </b></p><p>Something has changed. We were told that the future would be secular, that we would move away from religion, towards reason and science. Yet, the spiritual is making a comeback. From TikTok occult influencers to CEOs championing psychedelics, government officials pursuing aliens, to the rise of artificial intelligence cults, the fringe is now mainstream. We find ourselves in a grey zone, in between secularism and religion--the place of magic.</p><p>Magic has always existed, sometimes hidden, sometimes obvious, returning like the seasons. The structures that have supported secularism are crumbling. We are approaching a post-secular era. As this happens, magic will only grow in influence.</p><p><i>The Rise of the Spiritual </i>offers a lens for understanding our times by tracing the influence of magic across Scripture, history, and contemporary culture. <b>Magic seeks hidden powers to make the impossible possible.</b> Yet such a quest always falters. Mark Sayers contrasts the influence of magic within contemporary culture with the only true source of hope and meaning--the Kingdom of God.</p><p><b>Part I - Magic and the Spell of Secularism</b> shows how magic is a constant feature of human culture. The Scriptures tell the story of a holy rebellion against regimes of magic which trapped humans in cycles of fear, anxiety, and control. The rise of Christianity led to the decline of magic's power. </p><p><b>Part II - From Merlin to AI. How Magic Returned and Created the Modern Age </b>examines how magic was smuggled back into the Christian West, becoming one of the sources of the modern world. Magic was a sometimes hidden, yet always powerful influence, from the medieval myth of the magician Merlin, all the way to the rise of artificial intelligence.</p><p><b>Part III - The Promise of the Kingdom of God in a Post-Secular Age </b>explores secularism's materialist worldview, the growing longing for transcendence, and how the cross disarms and destabilizes every worldly order of enchantment and control, revealing their ultimate futility apart from Christ. </p><p>Readers discover how Christ reveals the true mystery of God, reconciling heaven and earth through sacrificial love. You'll discover how true re-enchantment is not found in utopian technologies or occult visions, but in the Kingdom life of discipleship, worship, and community where Christ dwells. </p><p>Jesus Christ is the answer to the spiritual longings of a post-secular age. Join Mark on a journey to understand our times--and respond to the greatest evangelistic opportunity of our lifetimes.</p><p></p><p></p>

• The Rise of the Spiritual: Why Secularism Is Collapsing, Magic Is Returning, Fringe Beliefs Are Spreading-And God's King, (Paperback)
• Author: Mark Sayers
• ISBN: 9780802440693
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2027-02-02
• Page Count: 192