Becoming a Christian in Christendom Radical Discipleship and the Way of the Cross in America's "Christian" Culture |
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| Author:
| Mahn, Jason A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5064-1895-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | 1517 Media
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| Imprint: | Fortress Press |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
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Book Description:
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How might one live the Christian faith within a culture that idealizes and privileges Christianity while also relativizing it and making it redundant? Arguing for a reconceptualization of the theology of the cross and radical communal practices, the author explores some pervasive dangers of America's new Christendom and provocatively imagines alternatives to conventional Christianity--ones whereby the church embodies an alternative politic, where it commits to cruciform non-violence,...
More DescriptionHow might one live the Christian faith within a culture that idealizes and privileges Christianity while also relativizing it and making it redundant? Arguing for a reconceptualization of the theology of the cross and radical communal practices, the author explores some pervasive dangers of America's new Christendom and provocatively imagines alternatives to conventional Christianity--ones whereby the church embodies an alternative politic, where it commits to cruciform non-violence, appreciates gifts by giving them away, and knows its boundaries well enough to learn from those on the other side.