02689nam 2200457 450 991082006190332120230814222134.090-04-36309-210.1163/9789004363090(CKB)4100000004036806(MiAaPQ)EBC5449613(OCoLC)1043913805(nllekb)BRILL9789004363090(EXLCZ)99410000000403680620180728d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChristianity, empire, and the spirit (re)configuring faith and the cultural /by Néstor MedinaLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2018]©20181 online resource (380 pages)Theology and Mission in World Christianity ;Volume 11Includes index.90-04-35736-X Introduction -- Toward a Broad Description of the Cultural -- Culture in Early Christianity -- The Cultural on the Other Side of the Imperial Mirror -- The Cultural, Missions, and Mainline Protestants Theologians -- Richard Niebuhr and the Enduring Debate -- Reviving the Debates on Christ and Culture in Contemporary Protestantism -- Inculturation, the Catholic Church and the Cultures of the World -- Understanding the Cultural Pneumatologically -- Conclusion.In Christianity, Empire and The Spirit , Néstor Medina uncovers the cultural processes that play a crucial role in influencing how people understand reality, express the Christian faith, and think about God. He uses decolonial thinking, Latina/o theology, and Pentecostal theology to show how the cultural dimension is a central feature in the biblical text; was the force that coopted Christianity from the imperial era of Constantine onwards; and undergirded Western European colonialism and the missionary project. He engages with Protestant and Catholic articulations on “culture” and demonstrates how most theologians perpetuate Eurocentric frames for considering the relation between Christianity and the cultural dimension. Alternatively, he offers a theological proposal that recognizes the Spirit at work in the phenomena of cultures.Theology and mission in world Christianity ;Volume 11.2452-2953Christianity and cultureChristianity and culture.261Medina Néstor1016835MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820061903321Christianity, empire, and the spirit3957135UNINA