Biblical Critical Theory

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How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

By Christopher Watkin

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Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin explores the intersection between biblical texts and cultural critical theory. The book examines how the Bible provides fresh insights into contemporary issues while also engaging with philosophical and social frameworks. It aims to bridge the gap between ancient scripture and modern thought, offering a unique perspective on current debates in religion and spirituality.
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If you enjoy exploring how Christian thought interacts with contemporary ideas, this book offers a fresh perspective by applying biblical insights to modern societal challenges. It delves into philosophical debates and cultural critiques while providing a thoughtful analysis of how faith can shape our understanding of the world. Ideal for readers interested in the intersection of religion, culture, and critical theory.

Biblical Critical Theory

In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin draws a winsome vision for biblical cultural engagement in which faithfulness to Scripture and sensitivity to culture walk hand in hand. If Christians want to speak with a fresh, engaging and constructive voice within our culture, we need to press deeper into the core truths of the Bible.

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With a foreword from Tim Keller

A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive.

In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us make sense of modern life and culture.

Critical 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.

Biblical Critical Theory 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:

How does the Bible's storyline help us understand our society, our culture, and ourselves?
How do specific doctrines help us engage thoughtfully in the philosophical, political, and social questions of our day?
How can we analyse and critique culture and its alternative critical theories through Scripture?

Informed by the biblical-theological structure of Saint Augustine's magisterial work The City of God (and with extensive diagrams and practical tools), Biblical Critical Theory 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 analysing and engaging with all sorts of cultural artefacts and events in a way that is both biblically faithful and culturally relevant.

It 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.

If 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.

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The book by Christopher Watkin is lauded as an ambitious and comprehensive work in Christian apologetics, described as thrilling and significant. Reviewers praise its depth, cultural relevance, and its fresh perspective on integrating biblical narratives with contemporary culture. It's considered essential reading for its innovative approach to issues of faith and society, with some describing it as transformative and intellectually enriching.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780310128724

Publisher: Zondervan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Zondervan Academic

Contributors:

Foreword by Timothy Keller

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 1001g

Pages: 672

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Christopher Watkin Education & Reference Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Christopher 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 Difficult Atheism, From Plato to Postmodernism, Great Thinkers: Jacques Derrida, and others. Timothy Keller is the founder and senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Prodigal God. He has also mentored young urban church planters and pastors in New York and other cities through Redeemer City to City, which has helped launch over 200 churches in 35 global cities to date.