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To Change the World
Prof. James Davison Hunter
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Description for To Change the World
Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and provocative--answers to these questions. Hunter begins with a penetrating appraisal of the most popular models of world-changing among Christians today, highlighting the ways they are inherently flawed and therefore incapable of generating ... Read more
The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and provocative--answers to these questions. Hunter begins with a penetrating appraisal of the most popular models of world-changing among Christians today, highlighting the ways they are inherently flawed and therefore incapable of generating ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199730803
SKU
V9780199730803
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About Prof. James Davison Hunter
James Davison Hunter is LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory at the University of Virginia and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He is the author of Culture Wars and The Death of Character.
Reviews for To Change the World
an excellent piece of social commentary ... it provides an informed social critique of Christianity in the US that is often surprising and always worth reading for its own sake.
Keith Ward, Times Higher Education Supplement {Main}
Hunter's account of faithful presence as a way to repair American Christianity is insightful and helpful.
Michael Northcott, Theology29/11/11
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Keith Ward, Times Higher Education Supplement {Main}
Hunter's account of faithful presence as a way to repair American Christianity is insightful and helpful.
Michael Northcott, Theology29/11/11
... Read more