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Making the Best of it

Following Christ in the Real World

by John G. Stackhouse

  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 23.1 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

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What should be the Christian's attitude toward society? When so much of our contemporary culture is at odds with Christian beliefs and mores, it may seem that serious Christians now have only two choices: transform society completely according to Christian values or retreat into the cloister of sectarian fellowship. In Making the Best of It, John Stackhouse explores the history of the Christian encounter with society, the biblical record, and various theological models of cultural engagement to offer a more balanced and fruitful alternative to these extremes. He argues that, rather than trying to root up the weeds in the cultural field, or trying to shun them, Christians should practice persistence in gardening God's world and building toward the New Jerusalem. Examining the lives and works of C. S. Lewis, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer for example and direction, Stackhouse suggests that our mission is to make the most of life in the world in cooperation with God's own mission of redeeming the world he loves.This model takes seriously the pattern of God's activity in the Bible, and in subsequent history, of working through earthly means--through individuals, communities, and institutions that are deeply flawed but nonetheless capable of accomplishing God's purposes. Christians must find a way to live in this world and at the same time do work that honors God and God's plan for us. In an era of increasing religious and cultural tensions, both internationally and domestically, the model that Stackhouse develops discourages the "all or nothing" attitudes that afflict so much of contemporary Christianity. Instead, he offers a fresh, and refreshingly nuanced, take on the question of what it means to be a Christian in the world today.
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  • Author

    John G. Stackhouse

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    October 2011

  • Weight

    477g

  • Page Count

    384

  • Dimensions

    23.1 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199843947

  • ISBN-10

    0199843945

  • Eden Code

    4024407

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