The Culturally Savvy Christian A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite

by Staub, Dick

• ISBN13: 9780470344033
• ISBN10: 0470344032
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Praise for The Culturally Savory Christian"A provocative indictment of and suggestions for revitalizing both popular culture and the fallow state of Christianity in this country . . . " -Kirkus Reviews"Some Christians bemoan culture's vulgarities and believe that deepening ?faith requires us to withdraw into cocoons of Christian isolation and churn out happy-feely Christian art, but Staub warns us that this is not the way of Christ. Instead, he explains that like C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Dostoevsky, 'Christian artists are not bound to create religious art, but they understand that their exploration of everyday human occurrences is guided by their walk in faith.' The Culturally Savvy Christian encourages us to peer through the pop culture fog, dismiss the fluff, and reach for the life-changing, the thoughtful, and the meaningful." -Image, A Journal of the Arts and Religion"Dick Staub has watched from a unique vantage point as our culture-not least our Christian culture-has been sliding into more and more of a muddle and a mess. Now he offers a sharp, many-sided analysis of where we've allowed ourselves to get to-and a bracing, fresh prescription for how Christians can and should be leading the way through and out into a wiser, richer mode of being human. This is an urgent book for our times-and for our health." -N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, author of Surprised by Hope

Author Biography

Dick Staub is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, and speaker, whose work focuses on understanding faith and culture and interpreting each to the other. He is the radio personality behind The Dick Staub Show, a nationally syndicated daily broadcast he hosted for fifteen years, and The Kindlings Muse podcast at www.thekindlings.com. His commentaries can be read regularly at www.dickstaub.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Savvy
The Popular Culture We Are In	p. 3
The Christianity We Are In	p. 29
The Story We Are In	p. 49
Serious
God's Deep Presence	p. 69
God's Transforming Presence	p. 91
God's Loving Presence	p. 113
Skilled
Countering Culture like Aliens	p. 137
Communicating in Culture like Ambassadors	p. 159
Creating Culture like Artists	p. 175
Epilogue	p. 199
Notes	p. 203
The Author	p. 221
Index	p. 223
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