Not so long ago it would have been fair to say that Christian faith played a leading role in cultural life. Today, however, culture has become largely detraditionalized; the impact of faith on society is minimal at best. This insightful book looks at the chasm that has opened up between faith and culture and exhorts Christians to reengage society in meaningful ways. According to Lieven Boeve, every new age challenges the Christian tradition to recontextualize its presentation of meaning and purpose. Todays postmodern world may be an especially difficult setting for faith, yet it too affords Christians many opportunities for dialogue. In the first part of the book Boeve provides a pithy description of the vicissitudes of the Christian tradition in modernity and postmodernity. The second part of the book uses this background to equip Christians to reflect on their faith in a credible and relevant manner without withdrawing from the contemporary world.
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- Philosophy for Understanding Theology by Diogenes Allen on page 29, and page 30
- Nathan the Wise by Paul D'Andrea on page 164, and page 171
- Jesus: An Experiment in Christology by Edward Schillebeeckx on page 133
- Philosophy of Religion (4th Edition) by John H. Hick on page 166
- Handbook of Catholic Theology by Wolfgang Beinert on page 20
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- Tradition, Scripture, and Interpretation: A Sourcebook of the Ancient Church (Evangelical Ressourcement: Ancient Sources for the Church's Future) by D. H. Williams in Front Matter
- Engaging With Contemporary Culture: Christianity, Theology And The Concrete Church (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral, and Empirical Theology) by Martyn Percy in Back Matter
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