H. Richard Niebuhr wrote a book that has become a seminary classic: "Christ and Culture." Actually, it was a series of lectures that were compiled into a book. Niebuhr suggested five major philosophies or categories as to how Christ can interact with human Culture. The five are: Christ Against Culture Christ Of Culture Christ Above …
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Is Christian Missions a Destroyer of Cultures?
Cover of Christ and Culture (Torchbooks) It has often been charged that Christian missions destroys culture. In my view, the response to this is clear...SOMETIMES. To consider this further, we need to recognize some truths. 1. Cultures are not static. They are constantly in flux... changing. Only dead cultures do not change. Living cultures change. …
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