Engaging with contemporary culture : Christianity, theology and the concrete church /
Percy, Martyn.
Engaging with contemporary culture : Christianity, theology and the concrete church / Martyn Percy. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005. - ix, 258 p. ; 24 cm. - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology . - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index.
Introduction : Christianity, theology and contemporary culture -- Church, Authority and the culture of credibility -- Christianity and consumerism -- Theology and cultural challenge -- Acuity, clarity and practical wisdom -- Mother church -- Formation, transformation and liberation -- Adventure and atrophy in a Charismatic movement -- A blessed rage for order -- Comic turns -- Conclusion : authentic engagement.
0754632598 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780754632597 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0754632601 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780754632603 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004013983
GBA525867 bnb
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Christianity and culture.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Christianisme et civilisation.
Th�eologie dogmatique.
BR 115 .C8 / P37 2005
Engaging with contemporary culture : Christianity, theology and the concrete church / Martyn Percy. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005. - ix, 258 p. ; 24 cm. - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology . - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index.
Introduction : Christianity, theology and contemporary culture -- Church, Authority and the culture of credibility -- Christianity and consumerism -- Theology and cultural challenge -- Acuity, clarity and practical wisdom -- Mother church -- Formation, transformation and liberation -- Adventure and atrophy in a Charismatic movement -- A blessed rage for order -- Comic turns -- Conclusion : authentic engagement.
0754632598 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780754632597 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0754632601 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780754632603 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004013983
GBA525867 bnb
013147788 Uk
Christianity and culture.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Christianisme et civilisation.
Th�eologie dogmatique.
BR 115 .C8 / P37 2005