The Work of Our Hands
Part 9 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
For centuries, Christians have struggled to articulate an effective Biblical position regarding the church’s interaction with culture. In his classic 1951 book Christ and Culture, which [...]
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Part 10 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
Last week I issued an assertion which was also a challenge.
Change starts with us, as individuals first. We have more power through the market process to [...]
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Part 11 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
As we discussed in a previous post, the idea of Christ transforming culture takes seriously the Biblical narrative of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.
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Part 12 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
We have already seen a number of the historical and theological reasons for American Christians’ cultural retreat:
the two-chapter gospel the influence of Enlightenment thinking the Industrial Revolution
Yet [...]
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Part 13 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
What is culture? We talk a lot about changing it – but what is it we’re trying so hard to change?
Theologian Donald Bloesch writes that culture [...]
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Part 14 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
We’ve been talking about shaping culture – but there is one question we haven’t explored: is cultural change even possible?
It is thought that cultures are profoundly resistant to intentional change. Major [...]
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Part 15 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards…I bought male and female slaves…I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. I amassed [...]
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Part 16 in a series on The Work of Our Hands
This week we’re concluding our series on “The Work of Our Hands.” Yesterday we explored the extremes people take in their view or work: either as an idol or merely a chance [...]
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