Description
- Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Apologetics/Evangelism
How are Christians viewed in the broader culture? We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons? The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistent--and not altogether baseless--cultural stereotypes. In our post-Christian society, thoughtful Christians are considering again how to engage the dominant culture as a minority, a counterpublic, amid varying perceptions and misperceptions. In this timely book, Timothy Muehlhoff and Rick Langer ask what our interactions with the dominant cultural ethos should look like. How might we be persuasive and civil at the same time? How should we respond to those who ridicule and caricature us? How can we challenge the beliefs of other communities with love and respect? Muehlhoff and Langer present a model for cultural engagement that integrates communication theory, theology, and Scripture. Penetrating, wise, and relentlessly practical, it includes test cases and examples from history, such as William Wilberforce and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Now more than ever, Christians need what Winsome Persuasion offers: a compelling vision of public engagement that is both shrewd and gracious.
Author: Tim Muehlhoff, Richard Langer
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 06/13/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780830851775
ISBN10: 0830851771
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | Social Issues
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
- Social Science | Sociology of Religion