A healthy Christian culture

In their book, Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth, Douglas Jones and Douglas Wilson itemize some of the major features of a healthy Christian culture.

• A love of beauty permeating every part of life
• A deep respect for the majesty and liberty of God
• A holy recognition of the deep biblical antithesis
• Humility in covenantal redemption
• Laughter as a habit of life
• A devotion to celebration–feasting and lovemaking
• The centrality of the Church
• A humble submission to godly traditions
• The peace of federal headship in marriage
• A soulful nurturing of children for millennia
• A community shaped by rural rhythms
• Self-responsibility and a fading state
• An acknowledgement of creational hierarchies
• A harmony of gratitude and discipline in developing technologies
• The predominance of poetic over rationalistic knowledge
• A confidence in the triumph of the cross