Craft Christianity
It would appear that a version of craft, Christian craft, overseen by long-term, deeply embedded, and single-minded repairers, is a pressing need in our day.
It would appear that a version of craft, Christian craft, overseen by long-term, deeply embedded, and single-minded repairers, is a pressing need in our day.
Contextualisation needs to consider not merely questions of faithfulness to gospel truth and persuasiveness. We also need to assess which patterns of life, modes of communication and styles of rhetoric are fitting for the gospel of the crucified Christ.
From my limited vantage point there seems to be growing consensus around the proper evangelical response to our current cultural context, and a shift in some major points of discussion.
To counteract the alleged discipleship of the world would require the construction of a complete and sealed-off Christian subculture. Then we could control the messages sent and entertainment offered, along with setting the pattern of informal practices and everyday artefacts which also shape us. But not even monasteries could save us.
Just your favourite Gen-X uncle here asking for help again! Do a lot of people in your generation not want to have children? How widespread is this amongst your Christian peers?