Christ and culture in the New Testament:
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Main Author: Thompson, James W. 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Eugene, OR Cascade Books [2023]
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Abstract:"Believers in an increasingly secular world face the challenge of responding to the cultural changes that have taken place in the past generation, as Christians become a "cognitive minority," especially in the West. Some attempt to restore the Christian culture of the past with political activism, and others accommodate to the cultural changes. Christians in a post-Christian world can learn much from believers who lived in the pre-Christian period. The New Testament demonstrates that, in a pluralistic and syncretistic world of religions, Christian identity exists neither through absorption into the culture nor through total withdrawal but through dialogue and critique"--
Physical Description:ix, 227 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781666739466
9781666739473