04174cam a2200649Ia 4500 ocn698589168 OCoLC 20200709060239.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 091228s2010 tnu ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng E7B OCLCQ OCLCE OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCF N$T 768162915 891464699 9781426720123 electronic bk. 1426720122 electronic bk. 9781426718960 electronic bk. 1426718969 electronic bk. 9781426702952 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1426702957 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)698589168 (OCoLC)768162915 (OCoLC)891464699 857207 (N$T) dlr BR115.C8 C5225 2010eb REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.0973/09045 22 N$TA Cobb, John B. Spiritual bankruptcy [electronic resource] : a prophetic call to action / John B. Cobb, Jr. Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xi, 183 p.) Includes bibliographical references. Preface -- In confronting catastrophe, who can help? -- Our heritage from Greece and Israel -- Religiousness and secularizing in the church -- The rise of secularism -- The secularist intention of modern philosophy -- Secularist education -- The discipline of economics and the triumph of economism -- Reactions to secularism -- A new beginning in philosophy -- Secularizing Christianity in the United States. In these times many people feel that their cherished religious values are held hostage by the forces of secularization and that, as a consequence, society is morally bankrupt. While acknowledging this problem, John Cobb overturns the prevailing expectations by drawing a distinction between secularization and secularism. Secularization, as Cobb uses the term, has a prophetic function. It is a process by which religion is cleansed and refocused on mission and ministry rather than on other-worldly myths and concerns. The uncritical understanding of religion that focuses on religion for its own sake is what Cobb calls secularism. In Cobb's view, secularization has led to secularism or a culture of consumerism that threatens those very religious convictions many hold dear. After teasing the concepts of secularization and secularism apart, Cobb proposes an alternate path for secularization that will help us reevaluate our relation to our world and each other. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record. Christianity and culture. Secularism. Secularization (Theology) Christianity and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00859660 Secularism. fast (OCoLC)fst01110732 Secularization (Theology) fast (OCoLC)fst01110740 RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Cobb, John B. Spiritual bankruptcy. Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon Press, 2010 9781426702952 (DLC) 2009053571 ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10432017 Google http://books.google.com/books?id=cRssAQAAMAAJ HathiTrust Digital Library, Limited view (search only) http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/497884193.html EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=857207 ebrary EBRY ebr10432017 YBP Library Services YANK 3629851 EBSCOhost EBSC 857207 cpp91052 02 N$T 55559 55559