Our readings in this series are from the book, The Church Captive. Here is a brief excerpt from page 21:
“East European thinkers had exchanged their long-standing belief in God and His ways for what seemed to them at the time a more attractive deity: History as evolutionary change. Change was inevitable and good, the New Faith declared. The old was unreliable; the new was full of promise. In the New Faith, Milosz wrote, a man ‘weighs his chances and concludes it is unwise to align himself with the side that has been damned by the new Being which has taken the place of God in this century, i.e, History.’
“The New Faith called on thinkers to articulate its promise and lead the peoples of eastern Europe to the Marxist utopia. Enthralled with the ideas of History and change, east European thinkers embraced the New Faith and its new deity.
“They went along, willingly at first, attracted by the promise of a new beginning under what they believed would be a comprehensive and caring State. The new agenda bred a desire for whatever was innovative and strange – that is, different from whatever was past – and for setting aside the old agenda to further the new. Poets, artists, academics, scientists, and journalists jumped on the bandwagon.“It turned out to be a lie, of course…”
We’re happy to let you know that, beginning March 1 and for a limited time, you can order The Church Captive together with the next book in our Read Moore series, Revived!, at no cost. Order copies for yourself and for a study group or companion. Watch this space for additional information and to download a free discussion guide for both books.
T. M. Moore.
