To change the world : the irony, tragedy, and possibility of Christianity in the late modern world
Título:
To change the world : the irony, tragedy, and possibility of Christianity in the late modern world
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Resumen:
The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In "To change the world", Hunter offers persuasive--and provocative--answers to these questions; a fascinating study of cultural transformation.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo:
2010
Descripción física:
x, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Contenido:
Christian faith and the task of world-changing -- Culture: the common view -- The failure of the common view -- An alternative view of culture and cultural change in eleven propositions -- Evidence in history -- The cultural economy of American Christianity -- For and against the mandate of creation -- The problem of power -- Power and politics in American culture -- The Christian Right -- The Christian Left -- The neo-Anabaptists -- Illusion, irony, and tragedy -- Rethinking power: theological reflections -- The challenge of faithfulness -- Old cultural wineskins -- The groundwork for an alternative way -- Toward a theology of faithful presence -- The burden of leadership: a theology of faithful presence in practice -- Toward a new city commons.
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ISBN:
9780199730803
Información de publicación:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
