Nancy Pearcey on the secular/sacred dichotomy

On a global scale, then, the secular/sacred dichotomy is an anomoly- a distinctive of Western culture alone. "The sharp line which modern Western culture has drawn between religious affairs and secular affairs is itself one of the most significant peculiarities of our culture, and would be incomprehensible to the vast majority of people."* In order to communicate the gospel in the West, we face unique challenge: We need to learn how to liberate it from the private sphere and present it in its glorious fullness as the truth about all reality. -Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth

*Lesslie Newbiggin, The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society