Christ and Culture Revisited
Recently, conservative Christians have discovered “culture.” Now they are trying to figure out what to do with it. Of course, culture is nothing new. Biblically, it can be traced back to the “cultural mandate” in Genesis 1:26, 28. Beginning with the early church in Acts 2, historic Christian traditi...
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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2009, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 353-354 |
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Summary: | Recently, conservative Christians have discovered “culture.” Now they are trying to figure out what to do with it. Of course, culture is nothing new. Biblically, it can be traced back to the “cultural mandate” in Genesis 1:26, 28. Beginning with the early church in Acts 2, historic Christian traditions have wrestled with the issue for centuries. Theologians of liberal persuasion have been discussing the issue for some time. “Evangelicals,” broadly speaking, are finally doing the same. D.A. Carson's book, along with a number of other recent volumes, can enhance the latter group's reflections and actions on the subject in a biblical and thoughtful way., Beginning with a summary of the iconic typology in H. |
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ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csp058 |