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Christ and Culture

Author: Richard H. Neibuhr   Series: Torchbooks

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This book is one of great significance, and anyone who claims to be at all an courant with modern theological thought will certainly wish to become familiar with it. --Time and Tide

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This book is one of great significance, and anyone who claims to be at all an courant with modern theological thought will certainly wish to become familiar with it. --Time and Tide

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Fifty years have passed since the publication of this classic by one of the most influential theologians of the 20th Century. The issue it confronts, however, has only intensified with time: How can Christians remain true to the message of Jesus in a culture which focuses on wealth, fame, and instant gratification This book established the categories in which Christianity interacts with culture, as Niebuhur speaks to the battle for the American soul.

This handsome anniversary edition contains a new foreword by distinguished theologian and historian Martin Marty, an introductory essay by the author never before included in the book, and a new preface by James Gustafson, the Christian ethicist who is considered Niebuhr’s successor. Like an incendiary device thrown into dry brush, Christ and Culture can now ignite discussion among a new generation of readers wrestling with morality and faith in a materialistic age.

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"This is without any doubt the one outstanding book in the field of basic Christian social ethics."--Paul Ramsey in the "Journal Of Religion""A superb piece of analytical writing in tackling what is just about the toughest problem face by Christians. The problem: In what way, or degree, is Christ relevant to the situation in which the Christian must live....Mr. Niebuhr distinguishes five typical answers to the Christian's problem of setting the relation between the Christ he calls Lord and the culture which holds him as the sea holds its fish."--Paul Hutchinson in "The New York Times Book Review""This book is one of great significance, and anyone who claims to be at all "au courant" with modern theological thought will certainly wish to become familiar with it."--"Time And Tide"

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H. Richard Niebuhr was one of the most influential American Protestant theologians of the 20th century and a legendary professor at Yale who was considered a leading authority on ethics and the American church. He was a passionate advocate for living out one's Christian faith authentically in the context of real world of today. He influenced many of our leading contemporary ethical leaders such as Stephen Carter, Garry Wills, and Michael Novak.The younger brother of the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, H. Richard was educated at Eden Theological Seminary and Washington University in St. Louis, Yale Divinity School, and Yale University, where he was one of the first students to receive a Ph.D. in religion (1924). Ordained a pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1916, he taught at Eden Theological Seminary (1919—22; 1927—31) and also served as president of Elmhurst College (1924—27). From 1931 he taught theology and Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School.

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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc | Harper & Row Ltd
Published
24th December 2001
Pages
320
ISBN
9780061300035

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