To change the world: the irony, tragedy, and possibility of Christianity in the late modern world
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...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2010
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In: | Year: 2010 |
Reviews: | To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter (review) (2011) (Brissett, Wilson)
To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World (2011) (Miller, Donald E., 1929 -) |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Globalization
/ Social change
/ Faith witness
/ Salvation
/ Political theology
B Responsibility for the world / Christian life B Social engagement / Political engagement / Church |
Further subjects: | B
Christianity United States
B Church and the world B Christianity (United States) |
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Summary: | 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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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-344) and index |
ISBN: | 0199730806 |