Engaging with contemporary culture : Christianity, theology, and the concrete church /
Martyn Percy.
- 1st ed.
- Aldershot : Ashgate, 2005.
- 1 online resource (ix, 258 pages).
- Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology .
- Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Christianity, theology and contemporary culture -- Church, Authority and the culture of credibility -- Christianity and consumerism -- Theology and cultural challenge -- Acuity, clarity and practical wisdom -- Mother church -- Formation, transformation and liberation -- Adventure and atrophy in a Charismatic movement -- A blessed rage for order -- Comic turns -- Conclusion : authentic engagement.