April 5, 1998Christianity in the Market Place

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April 5, 1998 Christianity in the Market
Place Christianity and Culture Questions for
Discussion 1 - Is there a place for culture in
the life of a Christian? 2 - If it is a thing of
so little value, how are we justified in spending
so much of our life on it? 3 - Is the New
Testament hostile to culture? 4 - What about St.
Augustine, St. Jerome, Thomas Aquinas, Milton,
Newman? 5 - Is the cultural / academic life a
Christian calling? 6 - Is culture harmless? 7 -
Can culture give pleasure in a normative way? 8 -
Any road out of Jerusalem must also be a road to
Jerusalem. Comments? 9 - What are the dangers of
culture ( in the romantic / sehnsucht sense)? 10
- Has culture any part to play in the life of the
Christian? Mat. 1912 Mat. 529 Lu. 1426
Mat. 1248 Phil. 38 Mat. 183 Lu. 1426 Mat.
238 Lu. 626 1 Co. 126 1Co. 318 Ro. 120
1 Co. 1420