{"product_id":"2940153465708","title":"The Dearth of Conversions","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eBritish Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e of 10th\u003cbr\u003e December had a leading article with the title, “Mark Rutherford on the Dearth\u003cbr\u003e of Modern Conversions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter quoting from the novelist, the writer\u003cbr\u003e endorses his opinion that conversions of the old fashioned type are becoming\u003cbr\u003e rarer: “In churches that are both prosperous and enterprising, and whose praise\u003cbr\u003e is in all the land, conversions, of the old order at least, are unknown.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn answer to the\u003cbr\u003e question, “Can any explanation be rendered of the fact?” he reminds us of the\u003cbr\u003e influence of the Christian home, as leading men into the Christian life without\u003cbr\u003e any abrupt transition. He speaks of the shadow of Darwin resting upon the\u003cbr\u003e messenger of peace, and leading men to expect more from slow evolution than\u003cbr\u003e from a sudden change. “The spiritual expectations of the Christian Church are\u003cbr\u003e restrained by the accepted idea, or at least the expectations, of those who\u003cbr\u003e give the keynote to the temper and religious enterprise of our times.” Materialistic\u003cbr\u003e views of sin have a share in hindering both effort and expectation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CrossReach Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174827114736,"sku":"2940153465708","price":0.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153465708_p0.jpg?v=1764053907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153465708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}