A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues
Joshua D. Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior
Cultural Engagement
Copyright © 2019 by Joshua D. Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior
ISBN 978-0-310-53457-0 (hardcover)
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For our past and present students at Liberty
University and the staff at the Center for
Apologetics and Cultural Engagement
2. Biblical Story Lines and Cultural Engagement
3. Engaging Culture Virtuously
○ Mere Sexuality: The Church’s Historic Position—Todd Wilson
○ An Exegetical Case for Traditional Marriage—Robert A. J. Gagnon
○ What It Means to Love Our LGBTQ Neighbors—Rosaria Butterfield
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About Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary IssuesHow should Christians approach important contemporary issues like war, race, creation care, gender, and politics? Christians in every culture are confronted with social trends and moral questions that can be difficult to navigate. But, the Bible often doesn’t speak directly to such issues. Even when it does, it can be confusing to know how best to apply the biblical teaching. In Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues authors Joshua D. Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior first offer a broadly accessible framework for cultural engagement and then explore specific hot topics in current Western culture including: • Sexuality • Gender Roles • Human Life and Reproduction Technology • Immigration and Race • Creation and Creature Care • Politics • Work • Arts • War, Weapons, and Capital Punishment Featuring contributions from over forty top thinkers, proponents of various views on the specific topics present their approaches in their own words, providing readers an opportunity to fairly consider options. Unique in how it addresses both big-picture questions about cultural engagement and pressing current issues, Cultural Engagement provides a thorough and broad introduction useful for students, professors, pastors, college ministers, and any believer wanting to more effectively exercise their faith in the public square. |
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