Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture

The centrality and importance of the intersection of Christianity and culture when it comes to English-speaking countries and particularly American culture, history, and politics is beyond doubt. The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over 35 chapters by a team of international contributors, the handbook is divided into five parts:
- Practicing Christianity
- Christianity and the Word
- Social and Political Aspects of Christianity and Culture
- Christianity and Culture in a Global Context
- Christianity and the Arts
Within these parts, central issues, debates, and problems are examined including liturgy, material Christianity, education, missions, religion and science, hermeneutics, Bible translations, Christian wars, human rights, law, social action, the secular, ecumenicalism, inter-religious relations, visual arts, literature, music, theatre, and film.
The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture is essential reading for students and researchers of religious studies and Christian studies. The handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, visual  studies, literature, and material religion.

List of contents

PART I  Practicing Christianity; 1. Material Christianity; 2. Christian Liturgy in Relation to Culture; 3. Christianity and Education; 4. Christianity and Missions; 5. Christianity and Humanism; PART II Christianity and the Word; 6. Christianity and Hermeneutics; 7. Incarnation; 8. The Formation of the Christian Bible; 9. The Impact of Bible Translations on the English Language and Anglophone Cultures; PART III Social and Political Aspects of Christianity and Culture; 10. Christianity and Politics; 11. Crusades, Holy War, and Chivalry; 12. Christianity and Culture Wars in the US, Europe, and Australia; 13. Christianity and Human Rights; 14. The Christian Problem of Race; 15. Christianity and Law: Ten Enduring Contributions; 16. Christianity and Social Action; 17. Christianity, Sexuality and Gender; 18. Christianity and the Secular; 19. Christianity and Science
PART IV Christianity and Culture in a Global Context; 20. Ecumenism and Culture; 21. Christianity and Culture in Africa; 22. Christianity and Culture in Asia; 23. Christianity in Latin America: Colonial Legacies and Cultural Transformations; 24. Christianity and Culture in North America; 25. Christianity and Culture in Europe; 26. Christianity, Judaism and Culture; 27. The Logos Manifested: Theophany, Icon and Sacrifice in Twelver Shi'ism and Eastern Christianity; 28. Christianity and Hinduism: German Views in the Long 19th Century; 29. Christianity, Culture and Buddhism; PART V Christianity and the Arts; 30. Christian Art: An Overview; 31. Christianity and Literature; 32. Christianity and Music; 33. Christianity and Theater; 34. Christianity and Film: The Spectacular and the Spiritual; 35. Christianity and Architecture

About the author

Yaakov Ariel is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Gregor Thuswaldner is Professor of World Languages & Cultures and former Provost and Executive Vice President at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, USA.. He has written, edited, and co-edited nine books including the co-edited essay collection The Hermeneutics of Hell: Visions and Representations of the Devil in World Literature (2017).
Jens Zimmermann is.J.I. Packer Chair of Theology at Regent College/University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Summary

The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject.

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"This learned volume offers a singular introduction to Christian movements and their consequential relationship to culture. Every essay conveys complicated histories with clarity, introducing readers to Christian missionary and educational activities, quests for ecumenism and human rights, interreligious relations, and social violence. Gathering leading anthropologists, theologians, historians, and ethicists, this handbook models scholarly rigor and theoretical adroitness. Students of Christianity and contemporary politics will find this an indispensable orientation to the searing sensory worlds that religion continues to create." - Kathryn Lofton, Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and Professor of History and Divinity at Yale University
"It is inconceivable that religion can exist apart from culture and vice versa. But such connections are woefully misunderstood and understudied. Until now. The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture is a marvel of an edited volume. Chapter after chapter keeps delivering eye-opening knowledge, enlightening us across a vast array of time and space, written by experts from around the globe. This is an essential and highly accessible work for anyone interested in religion, culture, history, or social development and change." - Michael O. Emerson, Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, co-author of Religion Matters (Routledge)
"This book matches an audacious ambition - to present a thorough, learned, and relevant exploration of every imaginable aspect of the relationship of Christianity to culture - with an incredible achievement. In this volume, both Christianity and culture are examined in many compelling aspects of their historical, global, intellectual, and practical diversity. What emerges from these serious, readable, and illuminative essays is not only a rich investigation of the nature of Christian religion, but also a rewarding study of culture in its manifold and meaningful formations." - Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University

Product details

• Authors: Yaakov Thuswaldner Ariel
• Assisted by: Yaakov Ariel (Editor), Ariel Yaakov (Editor), Gregor Thuswaldner (Editor), Jens Zimmermann (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367202590
• ISBN: 978-0-367-20259-0
• No. of pages: 574
• Series: Routledge Handbooks in Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Cultural Studies, RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Christianity, Religious ethics