Dr Joe Boot: Why 'utopia' is contrary to the gospel

Published: June 3rd, 2016

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In this video, Wilberforce Director Dr Joe Boot discusses the subject of 'utopia' - the idea that man can build for himself an ideal world. He references the tower of Babel, Plato's Republic, the works of Rousseau and Karl Marx and other examples.

Utopian-ism strives for a humanistic elite "seizing control of nature" and imposing their "ideal" on society. Joe says this echoes the story of Eden with man wishing to be as God - possible only through gaining total power.

03/06/2016
7m 40s

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