Theories of Culture
A New Agenda for Theology
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Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology
Since the 1970s exciting new directions in
the study of culture have erupted to
critique and displace earlier, largely
static notions. These more dynamic models
stress the indeterminate, fragmented, even
conflictual character of cultural processes
and completely alter the framework for
thinking theologically about them.
In fact, Tanner argues, the new orientation in cultural theory and anthropology affords fresh opportunities for religious thought and opens new vistas for theology, especially on how Christians conceive of the theological task, theological diversity and inculturation, and even Christianity's own cultural identity.
In fact, Tanner argues, the new orientation in cultural theory and anthropology affords fresh opportunities for religious thought and opens new vistas for theology, especially on how Christians conceive of the theological task, theological diversity and inculturation, and even Christianity's own cultural identity.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800630973
- Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
- Pages 208
- Publication Date October 2, 1997
Contents
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Foreword
- The History of "Culture"
- The Modern Meaning of Culture
- Criticism and Reconstruction
- The Nature and Tasks of Theology
- Christian Culture and Society
- Commonalities in Christian Practice
- Diversity and Creativity in Theological Judgment
Preface
Part One: The Notion of Culture
The Cultured Person
Cultured Society
Cultural Evolutionism
Transition to an Anthropological Sense
Basic Elements
Methods of Study and the Object They Construct
Aims of Analysis
Criticisms
Reconstruction
Part Two: Culture and Theology
Theology as a Part of Culture
Theology in Everyday Life and as a Specialized Activity
Academic Theology in Relation to the Everyday
The Basic Operations of Both
Christian Identity in Social Terms
Christian Identity in Virtue of a Cultural Boundary
Shared Conceptions vs. Shared Concerns
Tradition
Rules
Style
Christian Identity as a Task
The Interpretation of Diversity
Implications for Theological Creativity
Is the Idea of Cultural Conditioning Necessarily Conservative?
The Proper Mean
Notes
Recommended Reading
Index
Endorsements
"The importance of culture theory to theological method cannot be overestimated. Tanner's pathbreaking book shows how Christian identity, continuity, and boundaries can be reconceived in light of postmodern culture theory."
—Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University Divinity School
—Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University Divinity School