TY  - BOOK
AU  - Percy,Martyn
TI  - Engaging with contemporary culture: Christianity, theology, and the concrete church 
T2  - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology
SN  - 9780754682554
AV  - BR115.C8 P37 2005eb
U1  - 261 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Aldershot
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Christianity and culture
KW  - Theology, Doctrinal
KW  - Christianisme et civilisation
KW  - Théologie dogmatique
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references 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
N2  - Theology and the churches are often considered to be at the margins of contemporary culture, frequently struggling for identity and attention. In this important new book Martyn Percy argues that a rich form of practical theological engagement is needed if the churches are to comprehend their situation in the modern world, thereby enabling them to engage more confidently with society. Drawing on a range of perspectives in the religion-culture debate, and from case studies in the USA and Europe, the book explores the myriad of ways in which culture is now shaping contemporary Christianity, and h
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