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Four authors noted for their understanding of modern church life offer a sober yet hopeful critique of American culture that focuses on consumerism and the privatization of religion, and they challenge the Christian church to embrace its corporate task to be salt and light to the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Amid the many books on the subject, this one is distinctive in its concern for application. By constrasting contemporary life with a thoroughgoing reading of the biblical narrative, the authors help American Christians discern how our cultural location makes it difficult to live out the transformative message of the gospel. 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Fittingly, each chapter closes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, so that the conversations begun here can continue among the book's readers in fruitful ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50094681948433,"sku":"CIN0802878415G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":50142991745297,"sku":"CIN0802878415LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50984487878929,"sku":"NIN9780802878410","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52627327975697,"sku":"NLS9780802878410","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0802878415.jpg?v=1751170017"},{"product_id":"bible-gender-sexuality-book-james-v-brownson-9780802868633","title":"Bible, Gender, Sexuality","description":"\u003ci\u003eGrapples conscientiously with biblical texts at the heart of the church's debate over same-sex relationships\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This thought-provoking book by James Brownson develops a broad, cross-cultural sexual ethic from Scripture, locates current debates over homosexuality in that wider context, and explores why the Bible speaks the way it does about same-sex relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fairly presenting both sides in this polarized debate -- traditional and revisionist -- Brownson conscientiously analyzes all of the pertinent biblical texts and helpfully identifies stuck points in the ongoing debate. 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