Faith That Engages the Culture
Author: Alfonso Espinosa
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780758667182
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Visual Faith
Author: William A. Dyrness
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2001-11
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0801022975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art.
Think Christianly
Author: Jonathan Morrow
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 0310586739
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThink Christianly is about seizing the opportunities we have every day to speak the life Jesus offers into our culture. Tragically, many such opportunities pass us by unclaimed—either because we don’t notice them or we have not prepared ourselves to enter into them. And those around us seem to grow increasingly unwilling to hear anything the church has to say. Jonathan Morrow helps church leaders envision and implement ways for their congregations to “think Christianly” about contemporary questions and to speak in informed, engaging ways. Morrow explores many of the important issues that Christians often hear raised with regard to faith—questions about who Jesus was, the good and bad of religion, pain and evil in the world, the reliability of the Bible, sexuality and intimate relationships, and hope for change, among others. The life and faith issues that Think Christianly addresses lead to cultural moments where Christianity and contemporary culture intersect. This book will help churches take vital steps toward cultivating compassion and competence in speaking faithfully to a questioning world.
Christ and Culture
Author: H. Richard Niebuhr
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 1956-09-05
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0061300039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 50th-anniversary edition, with a new foreword by the distinguished historian Martin E. Marty, who regards this book as one of the most vital books of our time, as well as an introduction by the author never before included in the book, and a new preface by James Gustafson, the premier Christian ethicist who is considered Niebuhr’s contemporary successor, poses the challenge of being true to Christ in a materialistic age to an entirely new generation of Christian readers.
A Faith of Our Own
Author: Jonathan Merritt
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2012-05-08
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1455519278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery day, major headlines tell the story of how Christianity is attempting to influence American culture and politics. But statistics show that young Americans are disenchanted with a faith that has become culturally antagonistic and too closely aligned with partisan politics. In this personal yet practical work, Jonathan Merritt uncovers the changing face of American Christianity by uniquely examining the coming of age of a new generation of Christians. Jonathan Merritt illuminates the spiritual ethos of this new generation of believers who engage the world with Christ-centered faith but an un-polarized political perspective. Through personal stories and biblically rooted commentary this scion of a leading evangelical family takes a close, thoughtful look at the changing religious and political environment, addressing such divisive issues as abortion, gay marriage, environmental use and care, race, war, poverty, and the imbalance of world wealth. Through Scripture, the examples of Jesus, and personal defining faith experiences, he distills the essential truths at the core of a Christian faith that is now just coming of age.
A Public Faith
Author: Miroslav Volf
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1441232079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering such timely issues as witness in a multifaith society and political engagement in a pluralistic world, this compelling book highlights things Christians can do to serve the common good. Now in paperback. Praise for the cloth edition Named one of the "Top 100 Books" and one of the "Top 10 Religion Books" of 2011 by Publishers Weekly "Accessible, wise guidance for people of all faiths."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Highly original. . . . The book deserves a wide audience and is one that will affect its readers well after they have turned the final page."--Christianity Today (5-star review)
Faith that Sees Through the Culture
Author: Alfonso O. Espinosa
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780758660046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Christian life is one of dualities: we are simultaneously sinner and saint, we know believers and non-believers, we interact in the left and right kingdoms, and we hear Law and Gospel.
Media.Faith.Culture
Author: Brett Ullman
Publisher: Word Alive Press
Published:
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1770692762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrett Ullman takes on some of the most challenging questions young people today are struggling with, such as how, as Christians, they are to approach the media and culture they are surrounded by, and how media and culture are affecting their faith. He helps his readers better understand their faith heritage, and encourages them to engage their culture through the lens of a knowledgeable and discerning Christian worldview.
Contending for the Faith
Author: Ralph C. Wood
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 091895486X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book Ralph Wood calls for churches to offer a sustained an unapologetically Christian witness to a postmodern world. Wood carefully chronicles how the church is watching the complete destruction of post-Christian institutions and practices that once shaped human character toward fulfillment in goods larger than humanity's own self-interest - the chief of these being the worship and service of God. Wood contends that Christian existence can never be taken for granted, and so the church itself must seek to create a Christian culture that offers the world a drastic alternative to its own cultureless existence.
Engaging the Culture
Author: Ken Dew
Publisher:
Published: 2018-06-15
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780983512073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEngaging the Culture will inspire a greater understanding and participation in the Great Commission by Christians of all ages empowering people to engage their world with the "Good News" right where they are. Most American Christians are unable to explain their faith to a non-believer. Studies have shown, seventy percent of Christian young people fall away from their faith once they enter college. Right now, the Christian church has an unprecedented opportunity to be right where the action is. It's time to speak up. The gospel not only confronts us spiritually with the cross but also equips us practically for its cause. Jesus started it, Paul and subsequent generations continued it, and it is now left to us to finish it. In God's eyes, sharing our faith has never been, nor shall ever be just an option. One day we will stand before God for our generation. Engaging the Culture examines the biblical mandate for evangelism, identifying the common challenges people face sharing their faith while equipping the reader to be ready to give an answer to the skeptic or Bible critic with confidence, clarity and compassion.
