Contending for the faith : the church's engagement with culture / Ralph C. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Ralph C., author.

Series:

Provost series.

Provost series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book Ralph Wood calls for churches to offer a sustained and unapologetically Christian witness to a postmodern world. Wood carefully chronicles how the church is watching the complete destruction of post-Christian institutions and practices that once shaped human character toward fulfillment in goods larger than humanity's own self-interest- the chief of these being the worship and service of God. Wood contends that Christian existence can never be taken for granted, and so the church itself must seek to create a Christian culture that offers the world a drastic alternative to its own

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Crisis Afflicting Church and Culture Alike; 2. A Neo-Conservative Alternative; 3. A Neo-Liberal Alternative; 4. The Inadequacy of the Evangelical Engagement with Culture; 5. The Challenge Facing the Church's Colleges; 6. Creating a Christian Educational Culture; 7. Christian Skepticism vs. Religious Sentimentality; 8. The Ugly, the Beautiful, and the Holy in Christian Worship; 9. A Christian Regard for Romance in an Eroticized World; 10. The Outward Faithfulness of Inward Christian Piety; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-50076-X

9786610500765

1-4237-9482-6

1-60258-047-2

OCLC:

70877454