My last post, which briefly addressed how our highly individualistic culture skews our outlook reminded me of this lecture by Tim Keller. There is certainly much more that can be said, but I think this is a piece of the picture that is all too often neglected by the predominant Western worldview.
(The video will start at the appropriate place when you press play. The relevant portion is 27:31 – 35:22, but the whole lecture is helpful.)