Archive for the 'Christ and culture' Category
Resources for Wisely Engaging Culture
Closed Published by jdodson October 30th, 2008 on Creation ProjectThe issue of how to engage the fuzzy issues of culture came up last night in our Partners Class. How should Xns respond to the so-called ethical “grey areas”? In order of most to least accessible, here are a few resources to help you cultivate cultural discernment:
Start using this cultural continuum.
Check out Ransom […]
I typically stay away from these kinds of titles—Worldliness—judging the book by its title. However, knowing a bit about the author I decided to crack the cover. C. J. Mahaney did not disappoint; in fact, he stirred me to love Christ not “the world.” This book is sure to ruffle some feathers, and you won’t […]
Those from Austin City Life who are looking for my article related to Sunday’s message, go here for “v.Culture (how to engage culture)“
Andy Crouch’s book, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, is now available. Andy is an editor for Christianity Today and is a creative, insightful author. I had the privilege of reading an early form of this book, which was very good. Though his thesis is not without critique, his message is one that Evangelicals […]
Revisiting Christ & Culture Revisited (Chp 2 con’t)
Closed Published by jdodson June 8th, 2008 on Creation ProjectI have reviewed chapters one and two of Carsons’ Christ and Culture Revisited. Here I will continue to review chapter two and move into chapter three.
Chapter two is intended to state the impact Biblical Theology should have on our understanding of Christ and culture, specifically our embrace of Niebuhr’s five-fold typology. In my earlier review […]
Everyone knows that American culture has become a consumer culture. There’s certainly more to American culture, but one of our greatest contributions to the world has been consumerism. Instead of supplying our markets with oil and food, the U.S. has become a net importer of gas and food.[1] What are we then exporting? All kinds […]
Reviewing Christ & Culture Revisited (Chp 2)
Closed Published by jdodson May 26th, 2008 on Creation ProjectMy review of the first chapter of Carson’s Christ and Culture Revisited is here. Onto the second chapter…
A Biblical-theological Critique?
I have anticipated this chapter for some time. It is close to 40 pages long, so I will review it in two different posts. The second chapter of CCR explores the promise and critique of Biblical […]
Review of Carson’s Christ & Culture Revisited
Closed Published by jdodson May 19th, 2008 on Creation ProjectAnyone interested in the theological intersection of Christ and culture should be familiar with Richard Niebuhr’s 50’s classic, Christ and Culture, which bequeathed the familiar Christ and Culture typology to Christians of the Western world. In a follow up work, New Testament scholar D.A. Carson recently published Christ and Culture Revisited, a deliberate reassessment of […]
Ben Bartlett over at Christ and Pop culture has pleasantly summarized an article by Frank Bures called “Way, Way Too Much Information.” The thesis of his article is that writing and creativity is stifled by our gluttonous intake of information. In the frenetic click till you stick pace of online reading, we frequently abandon slow, […]
Boundless is running my new article today entitled “v. Culture.” The article briefly critiques Christian approaches to culture, followed by six alternative ways to engage culture.