Apologetics and Cultural Context: a Case Study
This essay interrogates the relationship between the content of an apologist’s message and contingent cultural factors. It does so by using the work of G.K. Chesterton as a case study. It explores two major features of his apologetics project in relation to cultural and social issues of his time. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Heythrop journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-254 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBF British Isles NAB Fundamental theology |
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| Summary: | This essay interrogates the relationship between the content of an apologist’s message and contingent cultural factors. It does so by using the work of G.K. Chesterton as a case study. It explores two major features of his apologetics project in relation to cultural and social issues of his time. The essay concludes by discussing possible lines of enquiry in contemporary apologetics which might be inspired by the study of Chesterton’s work. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Heythrop journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/heyj.14024 |