Christianity and Culture in the Crossfire

by Hoekema, David A.; Fong, Bobby

• ISBN13: 9780802843234
• ISBN10: 0802843239
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

How does Christian commitment illuminate the issues of relativism, feminism, cultural diversity, and postmodernism that occupy center stage in higher education today? In this unique anthology eleven eminent scholars in the fields of religion, history, philosophy, and literature explore these issues in engaging essays directed to a broad audience of scholars, teachers, church leaders, and those who seek a deeper understanding of the nature of contemporary culture.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Christianity and Culture in the Crossfire	p. 1
Cross-Multicultures in the Crossfire: The Humanities and Political Interests	p. 15
Truth, Freedom, and Violence	p. 28
Christmas and Israel: How Secularism Turns Religion into Culture	p. 51
Conflicting Spiritualities in the Struggle for Racial Justice	p. 66
Suffering, Power, and Privileged Cognitive Access: The Revenge of the Particular	p. 79
If You Want Truth, Work for Justice: Some Reflections on Partiality versus Particularity in Relation to Universality	p. 95
Feminism, Moral Objectivity, and Christianity	p. 113
Deconstruction as a Religious Revival	p. 131
Christianity and Postmodernism: Uneasy Allies	p. 155
"I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me": Bridging between Languages	p. 171
Authors and Authority: A Catholic Reflection	p. 179
Afterword: Turning Conflicts into Conversations	p. 191
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