A igreja e a cultura pós-modernaEm Quem tem medo do relativismo?, Smith nos leva a uma jornada intelectual desafiadora ao explorar os desafios e oportunidades que o relativismo apresenta à fé cristã no século 21. Este livro não apenas introduz as maiores vozes do pragmatismo moderno, como Ludwig Wittgenstein, Richard Rorty e Robert Brandom, mas também propõe uma nova maneira de encarar o debate entre a verdade absoluta e a relatividade do conhecimento....

God is infinite, but language finite; thus speech would seem to condemn Him to finitude. In speaking of God, would the theologian violate divine transcendence by reducing God to immanence, or choose, rather, to remain silent? At stake in this argument is a core problem of the conditions of divine revelation. How, in terms of language and the limitations of human understanding, can transcendence ever be made known? Does its very appearance not undermine its transcendence, its condition of u...

Learn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them*--Five Views on the Chur...

The Avett Brothers sing of a spiritual yearning present in modern culture. Without being overtly religious, theological underpinnings are prevalent in their music. The contributors in this book delve into the Avett Brother's explicit and implicit theology with an eye on how they help make sense of our secular age. Theology and the Avett Brothers offers a rich contemplation on how these brothers from North Carolina help listeners navigate the religious consciousness of today's world, explor...

In Je bent wat je lief is laat hoogleraar filosofie en theologie James K.A. Smith zien dat we worden gevormd door wat we liefhebben. Wij willen de cultuur beïnvloeden, maar de cultuur vormt ons nog veel meer, zegt Smith. Hij helpt de lezers de beïnvloedende kracht van de cultuur en de tegenkrachten van christelijke gewoonten te herkennen. Zo zal aanbidden en vieren ons helpen ons verlangen op God te richten. Daarom ook moet lofprijzing een centrale plaats krijgen in de gemeente van gelovig...