Can God Stop the Fall of the West?

Someday you could be immortalized in a museum display case—and that’s not a good thing.
“All the great civilizations of the past can only be found in three places—museums, in ruins, or in history books … great though they were, they rose, they declined, and they fell,” observes the author, theologian, and social critic, Os Guinness, in a new documentary, “Truth Rising,” from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, produced by Coldwater Media.
Civilization is the engine of human flourishing. Its loss leads to inevitable decline—perhaps the one true lesson of history that’s actually true.
“Truth Rising,” which premieres in September, argues Christianity is the defining secret sauce of Western civilization. Without it we’re headed to the dustbin like everybody else.
“We make the case that Western civilization is at a critical civilizational moment,” describes Jim Fitzgerald from Coldwater Media, “We have three choices, renew, replacement, or continue to decline.” Reasserting the Christian identity of the West is the only path to preserving the civilization we have.
This film might well find an audience like the hit series “The Chosen” (now wrapping Season 5) based on the life of Jesus and Angel Studios’ “Sound of Freedom” (2023), which grossed over $250 million worldwide. Here is why.
Not long ago it would be hard to imagine a film like this shooting for a theater full of moviegoers or release on a platform like Netflix. Times have changed. A few years back, leftist leaders and the media harangued Christian beliefs as unsuitable for public display, a telltale sign of radical extremism. In an unprecedented cultural counterattack, however, President Donald Trump’s reelection showed that woke is broke. Americans everywhere are reembracing traditional values, a movement sweeping across ethnicities and demographics.
Not only is Christ cool again, “Truth Rising” shows his relevance to modern times. From Oswald Spengler’s “Decline of the West” (1922) to “Ten Years to Save the West” (2024) by former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, scholars and politicians have pondered when the West goes under and why. This documentary, however, takes a deeply serious subject and makes the dilemma accessible to everyday Americans without pandering or dumbing down the debate.
Finally, the documentary is engrossing and entertaining. No surprise. Coldwater Media knows how to grab and hold an audience, producing the popular series “Drive By History” and the engaging videos used at the Museum of the Bible. I know these guys. I worked with Coldwater Media on a documentary about America’s veterans. They delivered a stunning film with some of the most harrowing combat footage ever filmed.
Not only am I predicting that “Truth Rising” will find an audience, but the documentary will spark a debate on the role of real authentic civilizations in our lives. Maybe instead of worrying about clashing civilizations we should be preserving them.
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