Interpreting your world : Five lenses for engaging theology and culture

''Whether we interpret Scripture or culture, it matters what we do, not just what we think or feel. How do we live with our interpretation, and how do we live it out? This book helps us understand how culture forms us as political actors, moves us aesthetically, shapes the rhythms of our lives,... Full description

Main Author: Bailey, Justin Ariel.
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2022
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Kevin J. Vanhoozer
  • Introduction: Is there anything to say?
  • The meaning dimension: Culture as immune system
  • The power dimension: Culture as power play
  • The ethical dimension: Culture as moral boundary
  • The religious dimension: Culture as sacred experience
  • The aesthetic dimension: Culture as poetic project
  • Conclusion: The lived dimension: The difficulties of doing cultural theology
  • Appendix: Looking through the lenses: Questions to ask about cultural artifacts.