Western culture in gospel context
Subtitle: towards the conversion of the West : theological bearings for mission and spirituality
By: David J. Kettle
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781610971843
Subjects: Western Civilization; Conversion; Church and the world; Missions; Christianity and culture; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-375) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: [Can the West be converted?]; title: pt. 1. Knowing the gospel : bearings for human knowledge and enquiry; title: pt. 2. Spreading the gospel : ten conversions towards the christianization of Western culture. Secular and sacred in contermporary understanding : conversion to creation and new creation by God; title: The trajectory of Western culture, individualism, and totalitarianism : conversion to community under God; title: The modern betrayal of enquiry : conversion to attentiveness toward God; title: Contemporary demonization and polrization : conversion to divine bearings; title: The needy consumer : conversion to the abundance of God; title: The tragic sense of life : conversion to the gospel of hope; title: Personal fulfillment and contemporary spirituality : conversion to eternal life; title: The ideologuy of rights, and political correctness : conversion to God-given dignity; title: Neoliberal capitalist ideology : conversion to the "commonweal" of God; title: Public facts and private values : conversion to the sovereignty of God; title: Concluding remarks on the mission.