Albert Mohler’s insightful new book, “We Cannot Be Silent,” speaks with prophetic significance to this critical time in our country’s life. The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is regarded as one of the leading evangelical scholars of our time. Every evangelical Christian, especially every pastor, should read this book.

Mohler emphasizes that our culture has changed radically because of a moral revolution that started in the 1950s and continues to change the landscape of America and the Western world. This revolution is so complete, he says, that “those who will not join it are understood to be deficient, intolerant, and harmful to society.”

He traces the beginning of the downward spiral of our culture to birth control, no-fault divorce, advanced reproductive therapies, cohabitation and the explosion of extramarital sex. The church, he points out, has embraced — or, at least, not opposed — many of the traits in the moral revolution. The homosexual movement, with its strategy of misinformation, has changed the way about half of Americans see homosexuality. The result, he writes, is that “homophobia is now the new mental illness, while homosexuality is accepted as the new normal.”

Since the Supreme Court ruling that made same-sex marriage legal, the floodgate of moral digression has continued. Mohler warns that the “transgender revolution is even more revolutionary than the same-sex revolution, even though no one claims that the basic chromosomal structure of an individual can be changed by surgery or any other medical means.”

His counsel is for the church to know the word of God and how it relates to the brokenness and darkness in our culture. He notes that there are “some moral revisionists who are openly calling for the acceptance and celebration of polygamy and polyamorous relationships.”

Religious liberty is in jeopardy. Our laws, institutions, government and way of life are seriously threatened by this immoral revolution. In the final analysis, Mohler writes, “the church will either declare the truth of God’s Word, or it will find a way to run away from it.”

Chapter 10 of the book, “Hard Questions,” presents intelligent, scriptural and relevant counsel for engaging the culture without compromising God’s standards. Throughout the book, Mohler references many sources that strengthen his point and reinforce the mandate: We cannot be silent.

The book is published by Thomas Nelson Publishers and is available through Amazon and at most Christian bookstores.