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Engaging with Contemporary Culture

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Engaging with Contemporary Culture book

Christianity, Theology and the Concrete Church

Engaging with Contemporary Culture

DOI link for Engaging with Contemporary Culture

Engaging with Contemporary Culture book

Christianity, Theology and the Concrete Church
ByMartyn Percy
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2005
eBook Published 29 April 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315579665
Pages 270 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315579665
SubjectsHumanities, Social Sciences
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Percy, M. (2005). Engaging with Contemporary Culture. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315579665

Theology and the churches are often considered to be at the margins of contemporary culture, frequently struggling for identity and attention. In this important new book Martyn Percy argues that a rich form of practical theological engagement is needed if the churches are to comprehend their situation in the modern world, thereby enabling them to engage more confidently with society. Drawing on a range of perspectives in the religion-culture debate, and from case studies in the USA and Europe, the book explores the myriad of ways in which culture is now shaping contemporary Christianity, and how vital an appreciation of this dynamic is for the self-understanding of churches and theology. This book explores the crucial and continuing contribution that theology can make to public life, in an era that is often perceived to be dominated by consumerism and secularity. It will especially appeal to scholars of contemporary religion, practical theologians, and all those who are engaged in ministerial formation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |16 pages

Introduction: Christianity, Theology and Contemporary Culture

part |2 pages

PART I: THEOLOGY, CHURCH AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

chapter 1|22 pages

Church, Authority and the Culture of Credibility

chapter 2|22 pages

Christianity and Consumerism

chapter 3|24 pages

Theology and Cultural Challenge

part |2 pages

PART II ORDINARY THEOLOGY

chapter 4|22 pages

Acuity, Clarity and Practical Wisdom

chapter 5|22 pages

Mother Church

chapter 6|22 pages

Formation, Transformation and Liberation

part |2 pages

PART III: THEOLOGICAL CULTURE AND THE CONCRETE CHURCH

chapter 7|24 pages

Adventure and Atrophy in a Charismatic Movement

chapter 8|26 pages

A Blessed Rage for Order

chapter 9|24 pages

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