Cultural Hermeneutics
The World Through the Lens of Theology
Published on 31. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-334-06081-9 (ISBN)
Description
How do Christians go about understanding their cultural context in twenty-first century Britain?
What is the relationship between faith and the culture in which it is lived?
Considering the most formative influences for people of faith in our culture, and the forces at play in competing for their attention, Cultural Hermeneutics equips those in ministry, and those in formation for roles within the church, to better 'read' the times in which they serve.
What is the relationship between faith and the culture in which it is lived?
Considering the most formative influences for people of faith in our culture, and the forces at play in competing for their attention, Cultural Hermeneutics equips those in ministry, and those in formation for roles within the church, to better 'read' the times in which they serve.
Reviews / Votes
"Cultural Hermeneutics is a tract for the times about how to read the signs of the times, and to do so theologically. To make disciples of all cultures, we must first understand it. After surveying other disciplinary approaches, Standing offers his own theological proposal for interpreting culture 'in the Spirit,' a prophetic activity of Christian discernment for the sake of faithful presence." -- Kevin J. VanhoozerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-334-06081-9 (9780334060819)
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E-Book
10/2023
1st Edition
SCM Press
€29.49
Available for download
Person
Roger Standing is an ordained minister and educator with over forty years of experience as a church leader. From local church leadership in Liverpool, Yorkshire and London, he has also served as a Regional Minister/Team Leader with the Baptist Union of GB and taught missiology at Spurgeon's College, where latterly he served as Principal. He is the author of several books.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction: liberty from slavish conformity and seductive allure
1. Culture: the inescapable reality
2. Culture and theology: exploring the relationship
3. Towards a Theo-cultural understanding of the world
4. Interrogating culture: reading and interpreting the world around us
5. Cultural hermeneutics: reading and interpreting the world through the lens of theology
Conclusion: evangelising our culture
Appendix 1 Representative reflections on defining the concept of culture
Appendix 2 Frameworks for interrogating culture
Appendix 3 Interrogative questions
Bibliography
Index of biblical references
Index
Introduction: liberty from slavish conformity and seductive allure
1. Culture: the inescapable reality
2. Culture and theology: exploring the relationship
3. Towards a Theo-cultural understanding of the world
4. Interrogating culture: reading and interpreting the world around us
5. Cultural hermeneutics: reading and interpreting the world through the lens of theology
Conclusion: evangelising our culture
Appendix 1 Representative reflections on defining the concept of culture
Appendix 2 Frameworks for interrogating culture
Appendix 3 Interrogative questions
Bibliography
Index of biblical references
Index