{"product_id":"the-culturally-savvy-christian-9780470344033","title":"The Culturally Savvy Christian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Culturally Savvy Christian\u003c\/i\u003ehis incisive critique of contemporary culture and religionDick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally superficial (diversionary, mindless, and celebrity-driven) spiritually delusional (moralistic, therapeutic, and deistic) and soulless (sustained not by art, craft, and ideas, but by the mad pursuit of profitpropped up by marketing and technology). Similarly American Christianity has devolved into its own mindless, diversionary, and celebrity-driven superficiality.  \u003cp\u003eBecause humans are created in God''s image with spiritual, intellectual, creative, moral, and relational capacities, we long for more, yet the true seeker faces the lose-lose alternatives of a soul-numbing culture and a vacuous Christianity-lite. The renaissance we need in both faith and culture will originate in a deep spiritual renewal that restores God''s image in us and creates a new breed of culturally savvy, thoughtful creatives wh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dick Staub has written an engaging and provocative book needed in our times…His insightful critique of popular Christianity and his numerous quotes make it a good source for sermon material or a book discussion group. He provides us with ‘slow food’ for thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e – The Rev. Canon Jonathon Jensen, The Living Church magazine (May 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavvy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Popular Culture We Are In.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Christianity We Are In.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Story We Are In.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerious.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 God's Deep Presence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 God's Transforming Presence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 God's Loving Presence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkilled.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Countering Culture like Aliens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Communicating in Culture like Ambassadors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Creating Culture like Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402316357975,"sku":"9780470344033","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470344033.jpg?v=1730480046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-culturally-savvy-christian-9780470344033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}