found, over and over again, that those who have blended in most successfully are those most intent on not being dislodged. Yet confrontation is always at the heart of the relation between Christ and culture because that relation is one of light in its relation to darkness, truth to false belief, and holiness to what is fallen. It is a confrontation that can take place only if the Church is engaged with culture. Those who, in Niebuhr’s typology, adopt a “Christ against culture” position—such as some