{"product_id":"biblical-critical-theory-how-the-bibles-unfolding-story-makes-sense-of-modern-life-and-culture-9780310128724","title":"Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*With a foreword from Tim Keller*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBiblical Critical Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us make sense of modern life and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical theories exist to critique what we think we know about reality and the social, political, and cultural structures in which we live. In doing so, they make visible the values and beliefs of a culture in order to scrutinize and change them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblical Critical Theory\u003c\/em\u003e exposes and evaluates the often-hidden assumptions and concepts that shape late-modern society, examining them through the lens of the biblical story running from Genesis to Revelation, and asking urgent questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does the Bible's storyline help us understand our society, our culture, and ourselves?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do specific doctrines help us engage thoughtfully in the philosophical, political, and social questions of our day?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we analyze and critique culture and its alternative critical theories through Scripture?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by the biblical-theological structure of Saint Augustine's magisterial work \u003cem\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/em\u003e (and with extensive diagrams and practical tools), \u003cem\u003eBiblical Critical Theory\u003c\/em\u003e shows how the patterns of the Bible's storyline can provide incisive, fresh, and nuanced ways of intervening in today's debates on everything from science, the arts, and politics to dignity, multiculturalism, and equality. You'll learn the moves to make and the tools to use in analyzing and engaging with all sorts of cultural artifacts and events in a way that is both biblically faithful and culturally relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not enough for Christians to explain the Bible to the culture or cultures in which we live. We must also explain the culture in which we live within the framework and categories of the Bible, revealing how the whole of the Bible sheds light on the whole of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Christians want to speak with a fresh, engaging, and dynamic voice in the marketplace of ideas today, we need to mine the unique treasures of the distinctive biblical storyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Watkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.42w x 1.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310128724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatkin, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristopher Watkin (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior lecturer in French studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a scholar with an international reputation in the area of modern and contemporary European thought, atheism, and the relationship between the Bible and philosophy. His published work runs the spectrum from academic monographs on contemporary philosophy to books written for general readers, both Christian and secular, and include \u003cem\u003eDifficult Atheism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrom Plato to Postmodernism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGreat Thinkers: Jacques Derrida\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christopher Watkin \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47449611763869,"sku":"9780310128724","price":71.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b4251667-2b8b-4ea6-bc67-d2e27b9bb04c.jpg?v=1764246854","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/biblical-critical-theory-how-the-bibles-unfolding-story-makes-sense-of-modern-life-and-culture-9780310128724","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}