TY  - BOOK
AU  - Graham,Elaine L.
TI  - Apologetics without apology: speaking of God in a world troubled by religion 
T2  - Didsbury Lecture Series
SN  - 9781498284141
AV  - BT1103 .G73 2017eb
U1  - 239 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Eugene, Oregon
PB  - Cascade Books
KW  - Public theology
KW  - Postsecularism
KW  - Secularism
KW  - Mission of the church
KW  - Religion and sociology
KW  - Apologetics
KW  - Théologie publique
KW  - Postsécularisation
KW  - Mission de l'Église
KW  - Sociologie religieuse
KW  - Apologétique
KW  - sociology of religion
KW  - aat
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction: The death of God and other rumors -- Chapter 1: A world troubled by religion -- Chapter 2: The turning of the tide? -- Chapter 3: The word and the world: recovering Christian apologetics -- Chapter 4: Beyond reason? Toward a "New Apologetics" -- Chapter 5: Learning to speak Christian: Apologetics in deed and word
N2  - Against many expectations, religion has not vanished from Western culture. People are troubled and fascinated in equal measure by this new visibility and are unsure whether it is right to (re)incorporate the vocabulary of faith into our common life. This unprecedented co-existence of religion and secularism is sometimes termed the "postsecular," and in this book Elaine Graham considers some of its implications for the public witness of Christianity. She argues that everyone, from church leaders, theologians, local activists, and campaigners, needs to learn again how to "speak Christian" in these contexts. They need to articulate credible theological justifications for their involvement in public life and to justify the very relevance of their faith to a culture that no longer grants automatic privilege or credence. This entails a retrieval of the ancient practice of apologetics, in order to encourage and equip Christians to defend and commend their core principles and convictions in public. This "new apologetics" involves discerning the actions of God in the world, participating in the praxis of God's mission and bearing witness in word and deed. Rather than being an adversarial or argumentative process, this is an invitation to dialogue and to the rejuvenation of our public life
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