num_pages: 208
description: How are Christians viewed in the broader culture? We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons? The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistentand not altogether baselesscultural stereotypes. In our post-Christian society thoughtful Christians are considering again how to engage the dominant culture as a minority a counterpublic amid varying perceptions and misperceptions. In this timely book Timothy Muehlhoff and Rick Langer ask what our interactions with the dominant cultural ethos should look like. How might we be persuasive and civil at the same time? How should we respond to those who ridicule and caricature us? How can we challenge the beliefs of other communities with love and respect? Muehlhoff and Langer present a model for cultural engagement that integrates communication theory theology and Scripture. Penetrating wise and relentlessly practical it includes test cases and examples from history such as William Wilberforce and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Now more than ever Christians need what Winsome Persuasion offers: a compelling vision of public engagement that is both shrewd and gracious.
language: English
title: Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World
publisher: IVP Academic