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Live Not By Lies

Book • 2020

In 'Live Not By Lies', Rod Dreher warns American Christians about the dangers of what he terms 'soft totalitarianism', a form of totalitarianism that relies more on psychological manipulation than overt violence.

Drawing on the experiences of Christians who lived under Soviet rule, Dreher provides practical advice on how to identify and resist this form of totalitarianism.

The book outlines a method for resistance: SEE (acknowledge the reality), JUDGE (assess reality in light of Christian truth), and ACT (take action to protect truth).

Dreher emphasizes the importance of spiritual preparation, family, church fellowship, and a willingness to suffer in order to resist the encroaching ideology.

Mentioned by

Winston Marshall

Travis Michael Fleming

John Stonestreet

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Joe Buleg

as a controversial book within the Christian book world.

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Mentioned by

Cory Hixson

in relation to the Benedictine monks and themes of happiness and meaning.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as one of his landmark books.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as the book on which his documentary is based.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as a book exploring the emergence of totalitarianism in America, drawing parallels to experiences in Soviet communism.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as a book about how Christians who came to the U.S. from the Soviet bloc during the communist period were starting to see in our country some of the same things that they had run away from.

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Mentioned by

Jon Tyson

to illustrate the concept of soft totalitarianism.

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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson and

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as the subject of their discussion.

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Mentioned by

Greg Koukl

as the best and most important book he read in 2020 and 2021, influencing his articles on the rise of totalitarianism.

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Mentioned by

Greg Koukl

when using the phrase from the book “surveillance capitalism”.

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Mentioned by

Travis Michael Fleming

when asking about the book 'Live Not By Lies' and retreating for a period of time.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as his best-selling book, discussing totalitarianism's rise in Western society and advice from those who resisted communism.

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Mentioned by

Doug Wilson

in the context of his critique of Rod Dreher's hypocrisy regarding truth-telling.

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Mentioned by

Paul Seaton

when talking about Rod Dreher's analysis of surveillance capitalism and soft totalitarianism.

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Mentioned by

Winston Marshall

as a source of inspiration and guidance during his reflection period.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

when discussing the experiences of Christians in communist bloc countries.

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Mentioned by

John Stonestreet

as an example of how all of us are called to be truth tellers, that we have to be able to confront lies, not participate in them.

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Mentioned when discussing the price that comes with Christianity and Christians who understand the totality of it.

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Mentioned by

Rod Dreher

as the book that came out after 'The Benedict Option'.

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Mentioned by

Janet Parshall

as a book that chronicles the dangers of totalitarianism and censorship.

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