theological possibilities in Milbank, Barth and Bediako Thomson, Alan creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (pages cm) Is culture a theologically neutral concept? The contemporary experts on culture-anthropologists and sociologists-argue that it is. Theologians and missiologists would seem to agree, given the extent of their reliance on anthropological and sociological definitions of culture. Yet this appears a strange reliance given that presumed neutrality in the sciences is a consistently challenged assumption. It is stranger still given that so much theological energy has been expended on understanding and defining the human person in specifically theological as opposed to anthropological terms when cultur. Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Theology and the Neutrality of Culture; 2. Challenging the Neutrality of Culture; 3. John Milbank and a Theological Account of Culture; 4. Milbank, Violence, and Idealization; 5. Karl Barth and a Theological Alternative; 6. Kwame Bediako and an African Alternative; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover. Alan Thomson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Christianity and culture Christianity and culture History of doctrines 19th century Christianity and culture History of doctrines 20th century Postmodern theology RELIGION Christian Life Social Issues RELIGION Christianity General Christianity and culture RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology BT83.597 261 9780227902776 0227902777 22573/ctt1cg7ct3 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=920454 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=920454 UKMGB 140902 20200709060303.0 ocn890393165 eng