To change the world : the irony, tragedy, and possibility of Christianity in the late modern world / James Davison Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter, James Davison, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and the world.

Christianity--United States.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, Hunter presents a penetrating appraisal of the most popular models of world-changing among Christians today, highlighting the ways they are inherently flawed and therefore incapable of generating the change to which they aspire.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; ESSAY I: CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD-CHANGING; 1 Christian Faith and the Task of World-Changing; 2 Culture: The Common View; 3 The Failure of the Common View; 4 An Alternative View of Culture and Cultural Change in Eleven Propositions; 5 Evidence in History; 6 The Cultural Economy of American Christianity; 7 For and Against the Mandate of Creation; ESSAY II: RETHINKING POWER; 1 The Problem of Power; 2 Power and Politics in American Culture; 3 The Christian Right; 4 The Christian Left; 5 The Neo-Anabaptists; 6 Illusion, Irony, and Tragedy

7 Rethinking Power: Theological ReflectionsESSAY III: TOWARD A NEW CITY COMMONS: REFLECTIONS ON A THEOLOGY OF FAITHFUL PRESENCE; 1 The Challenge of Faithfulness; 2 Old Cultural Wineskins; 3 The Groundwork for an Alternative Way; 4 Toward a Theology of Faithful Presence; 5 The Burden of Leadership: A Theology of Faithful Presence in Practice; 6 Toward a New City Commons; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612490781

1-282-49078-8

0-19-974539-0

OCLC:

593295886