Clashing Symbols: An Introduction to Faith and Culture - Softcover

Gallagher, Michael Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809137844 ISBN 13: 9780809137848

Publisher: Paulist Press International,U.S., 2005

Synopsis

Understanding the interaction between faith and culture has become an issue of increasing importance in recent years. In this book, Michael Paul Gallagher brings together a wide area of reflection on the relationship between faith and the cultural contexts influencing believers today. Gallagher begins his treatment with a look at how "culture" has been defined by theorists and how those meanings have shifted over time. The author then moves to specifically religious responses to culture, focusing on Vatican II and reflections from the World Council of Churches. Next, themes concerning modernity and postmodernity are explored in detail. The positive side of postmodernity - its sense of openness and possibility, its stress on community and connectedness - opens up new vistas for faith and culture, and in this light, the author discusses more pastoral issues such as inculturation, evangelization, youth ministry and spirituality. While Gallagher draws on the work of leading thinkers in the field, Clashing Symbols is not just for the academic or specialist.

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About the Author

Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J., is Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. He previously taught literature at University College, Dublin. He is also the author of the Paulist Press(TM) titles What Are They Saying About Unbelief and Clashing Symbols.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press International,U.S.
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809137844
• ISBN 13: 9780809137848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176