The Church as Counterculture (Suny Series, Popular Culture &

The Church as Counterculture (Suny Series, Popular Culture & Political Change) (Suny Series in Popular Culture and Political Change)
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The question, "What does it mean to be 'the church'?" has always been among the most controversial and of vital concern to political, economic, and ecclesial leaders alike. How it is answered influences whether Christianity will be a force for legitimating or subverting existing secular relations of power, influence, and privilege. The Church as Counterculture enters the debates on Christian identity, purpose, and organization by calling for the churches to reclaim their roles as "communities of disciples"--distinct and distinctive groups formed by the priorities and practices of Jesus--to constitute a countercultural reality and challenge to secular society and existing power relations.
The notion of the church as a countercultural community of disciples confounds many conventional divides within the Christian family (liberal and conservative, church and sect), while forcing redefinition of commonplace categories like religion and politics, sacred and secular. The contributors to this book--theologians, social theorists, philosophers, historians, Catholics and Protestants of various backgrounds--reflect this shifting of categories and divisions. The book provides thought-provoking Christian perspectives on war and genocide, racism and nationalism, the legitimacy of liberalism and capitalism, and more.
Contributors include Michael J. Baxter, Robert W. Brimlow, Walter Brueggemann, Michael L. Budde, Curt Cadorette, Rodney Clapp, Roberto S. Goizueta, Stanley Hauerwas, Marianne Sawicki, and Michael Warren.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780791446089
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780791446089
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Church as Counterculture (Suny Series, Popular Culture & Political Change) (Suny Series in Popular Culture and Political Change)

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