Secular Apathy and the Public Paradox of the Gospel: Towards Radical Inculturated Proclamation
This article engages the condition of religious apathy in western secular society, drawing on the apparent pessimism of secularization as a creative catalyst for re-imagining the scope of public mission. It first highlights the reality of religious apathy as observed sociologically, and briefly surv...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
[2019]
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International journal of public theology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 13, Heft: 4, Seiten: 413-431 |
| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik CD Christentum und Kultur CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KBF Britische Inseln RH Evangelisation; christliche Medien |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Inculturation
B Paradox B street preaching B public mission B Gospel B Secularization B secular apathy B Public Square |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article engages the condition of religious apathy in western secular society, drawing on the apparent pessimism of secularization as a creative catalyst for re-imagining the scope of public mission. It first highlights the reality of religious apathy as observed sociologically, and briefly surveys varied missiological responses to western church decline. An alternative response, ‘Radical Inculturated Proclamation’ is then offered, embodying the inherently paradoxical nature of the Gospel as both drastically distinct and culturally embedded within the religiously apathetic western context. This concept is further explored with a nuanced reflection on the intentionally ‘absurd’ idea of self-aware street preaching and the possible implications for creative interruption of contemporary public spaces. Incorporating the perceived inappropriateness of such practices is deliberate, enabling active embodiment of the Gospel’s inculturated radicality within a public sphere with no apparent ears to hear. Such a proposal contributes to public theological engagement by reconstructing the cultural and theological limitations of contemporary kerygmatic expression within a post-Christendom context. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341590 |