The books of Douglas Coupland are an excuse for the world to discuss its insecurities and doubts and fears about life, God and the future. We live in a fake and depraved generation with messed up ideals, hunting for answers in anything that provides a security, no matter how false. Of course, I don't believe it is exclusively Coupland who is sparking these discussions, but without him actually taking the time to study our culture, constantly thinking and analyzing, forcing us to question our life, I think many of his readers would be missing something. Coupland is making our hearts really speak our minds and redefine who we are and why we are. You only have to look at the discussion boards, web-sites and mailing lists that analyze his work.
Every second message is about love.
The evangelist, Dawn Reynolds, once said, Cynicism and apathy are the two biggest killers of belief in our generation. Not only do we live in a cynical world but rather than fight and stand up for our belief, the general consensus today is to whimper a half-hearted whatever and condone an attitude of you can believe whatever you like, but this is my life. We, as Christians, are becoming just as guilty of this. We've got to get out of our comfort zones, not condoning what we know as wrong, and providing an alternative for those in pursuit of revelation. Sadly, this apathy is the post-modern plague.