"When I’m frustrated or at an impasse with a fellow Christian, I find it’s not necessarily differences in the doctrinal details of our faith in Christ that divide us. Often, profoundly different beliefs about the world we all occupy are at the root of our conflict. The thing is, if we misjudge the basic features of modern society, Christians will fail in our efforts of evangelism, discipleship, and even our ability to maintain basic orthodoxy. Modern Christians living in a secular world need to understand the precise ways in which our world is “secular,” and how it got that way. As I begin this series of articles exploring secularity, I hope that a clear picture of secularity will emerge, alond with clues as to how it functions in our world."