{"product_id":"christ-and-culture-in-the-new-testament-9781666739466","title":"Christ and Culture in the New Testament","description":"Believers in an increasingly secular world face the challenge of responding to the cultural changes that have taken place in the past generation, as Christians become a \"\"cognitive minority,\"\" especially in the West. Some attempt to restore the Christian culture of the past with political activism, and others accommodate to the cultural changes. Christians in a post-Christian world can learn much from believers who lived in the pre-Christian period. The New Testament demonstrates that, in a pluralistic and syncretistic world of religions, Christian identity exists neither through absorption into the culture nor through total withdrawal but through dialogue and critique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames W. Thompson is scholar in residence in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003ePastoral Ministry according to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoral Formation according to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Church according to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eApostle of Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cascade Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50456575803666,"sku":"9781666739466","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36c704d6-d8f0-4fc8-93c3-a19b8b31366d.jpg?v=1729915557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christ-and-culture-in-the-new-testament-9781666739466","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}