My Father’s World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture

by Philip Graham Ryken

Ryken analyzes current events and popular trends from a biblical viewpoint. He covers nine different areas, from marriage and family to church history, from science and technology to holidays.

Genres: Christian Living, Cultural

272 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2002

About the author

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He is Bible Teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. He lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, Kathryn, and Karoline) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or spending time with his family, he likes to read books, play sports, and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including Bible commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Galatians.

Reviews

[Ryan Boomershine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent smorgasboard of short chapters on highly-relevant topics for Christians living in this postmodern world.

Ryken has sections devoted to living in the world, the Bible, Love/Marriage/Family, Arts, Science and Tech, Social Issues, Feasts and Festivals, Church Yesterday, Church Today.

Very readable book that offers a great starting place for this broad range of topics. Christians need this.