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by Staub, Dick | HC | Good
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- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
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- No
- ISBN
- 9780787978938
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0787978930
ISBN-13
9780787978938
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57041915
Product Key Features
Book Title
Culturally Savvy Christian : A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity - Lite
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Popular Culture, Christianity / General, Sociology of Religion
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-036090
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The early Church apologist Tertullian asked the famous question, "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" In other words, what does secular culture have to do with Christian culture? Cultural commentator and radio personality Staub poses a variation on this query for the 21st century: how will Christian culture influence popular culture? Staub's short answer is that Christians should not "Cocoon," "Combat," or "Conform" in relation to popular culture, but transform it by first understanding it. Staub has an extensive knowledge of popular culture and quotes rock songs, movies and other mainstream media in a style that is not forced or clumsy. His model of what a culturally savvy Christian should be is C.S. Lewis, who "enriched culture by countering culture, communicating within it, and also creating it." Lewis, according to Staub, was able to transform the written word because first and foremost, he was a good Christian. His work emerged from a solid faith in God, which Staub believes should be the goal of all Christians. Staub's analysis of popular culture can be simplistic at times, but his passion and talent as a writer make this an enjoyable read for Christians who struggle with how to be faithful in a secular world. (Apr. 20) ( Publishers Weekly , November 13, 2007)
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
261
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments. Introduction. Savvy. 1 The Popular Culture We Are In. 2 The Christianity We Are In. 3 The Story We Are In. Serious. 4 God's Deep Presence. 5 God's Transforming Presence. 6 God's Loving Presence. Skilled. 7 Countering Culture like Aliens. 8 Communicating in Culture like Ambassadors. 9 Creating Culture like Artists. Epilogue. Notes. The Author. Index.
Synopsis
In "The Culturally Savvy Christian" - his incisive critique of contemporary culture and religion - Dick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally "superficial" (diversionary, mindless, and celebrity-driven) "spiritually delusional" (moralistic, therapeutic, and deistic) and "soulless" (sustained not by art, craft, and ideas, but by the mad pursuit of profit - propped up by marketing and technology). Similarly American Christianity has devolved into its own mindless, diversionary, and celebrity-driven superficiality. Because humans are created in God's image with spiritual, intellectual, creative, moral, and relational capacities, we long for more, yet the true seeker faces the lose-lose alternatives of a soul-numbing culture and a vacuous Christianity-lite. The renaissance we need in both faith and culture will originate in a deep spiritual renewal that restores God's image in us and creates a new breed of culturally savvy, thoughtful creatives who rekindle the spiritual, intellectual, and creative legacy of Christians as enrichers of culture., In his sweeping indictment of contemporary culture and religion, Staub concludes that American popular culture is superficial and soulless and that American Christianity has devolved into its own superficiality--and only a renaissance of faith can restore the balance., In The Culturally Savvy Christian - his incisive critique of contemporary culture and religion - Dick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally superficial (diversionary, mindless, and celebrity-driven) spiritually delusional (moralistic, therapeutic, and deistic) and soulless (sustained not by art, craft, and ideas, but by the mad pursuit of profit - propped up by marketing and technology). Similarly American Christianity has devolved into its own mindless, diversionary, and celebrity-driven superficiality. Because humans are created in God's image with spiritual, intellectual, creative, moral, and relational capacities, we long for more, yet the true seeker faces the lose-lose alternatives of a soul-numbing culture and a vacuous Christianity-lite. The renaissance we need in both faith and culture will originate in a deep spiritual renewal that restores God's image in us and creates a new breed of culturally savvy, thoughtful creatives who rekindle the spiritual, intellectual, and creative legacy of Christians as enrichers of culture.
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BR115.C8S73 2007
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