Emphasis Preaching Journal

A strange paradox in contemporary living is our preoccupation with the problem of the risk. On the one hand, we have witnessed the extension of life expectancy, but we are also more deeply aware of the hazards to life. During the past century in prosperous countries, the nature of the hazards to life have changed dramatically. Disease, famine and natural disasters are always present. However, our public attention is now preoccupied with the toxins we spill profusely into the air and water supply.