To transcend or to live in-beyond does not mean to be free of the two different worlds in which one exists but to live in both of them without being bound by either of them. - Jung Young LeeIn this work Jung Young Lee proposes a framework that justifies and undergirds development of contextual theologies without becoming itself dominating. Lee aims to address the dilemmas of contextual theol…
The Sa’dan Toraja are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This rigorous academic study by noted expert Michaela Budiman examines the deep cultural shifts among the Toraja during the last century through the lens of their most important ritual— funerals. This book specifically addresses the conversion of the Toraja from their indigenous religion, Aluk Tod…
The society of Keo of Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia, houses pervasive treasures of religions, culture, and history. Apart from introducing a hitherto undescribed population, this book, which is derived from the author's extended research and living experiences among the Keo, presents analysis of major issues of religion, culture, identity, and local ideology involving rituals, social organi…
2009 Christianity Today Book Award winner! Named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2008 (religion category) It is not enough to condemn culture. Nor is it sufficient merely to critique culture or to copy culture. Most of the time, we just consume culture. But the only way to change culture is to create culture. Andy Crouch unleashes a stirring manifesto calling Christians to be culture m…
"Christianity in Culture" celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary with a new edition that includes updated themes, and added reflections on themes, that have emerged since the book's initial publication in 1979. This book takes on squarely the task of helping both outsiders and insiders understand the hidden language of culture, and learning how culture affects a people's appropriation of the p…