Cultural Hermeneutics
The World Through the Lens of Theology
Cultural Hermeneutics
The World Through the Lens of Theology
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Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334060819
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 31/10/2023
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
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.
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
"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. Vanhoozer
