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Theology and California : theological refractions on California's culture / edited by Fred Sanders, Jason S. Sexton.

Contributor(s): Sanders, Fred (Fred R.) [editor.] | Sexton, Jason S [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xvi, 261 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472409478; 1472409477Subject(s): Christianity and culture -- California | Theology -- California | California -- Civilization -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 261.09794 LOC classification: BR115.C8 | T4735 2014Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Approaching California's culture theologically -- The enigma of California: reflections on a theological subject / Richard J. Mouw -- California, localized theology, and theological localism / Fred Sanders -- Can theology engage with California's culture? / Jason S. Sexton -- California's culture in ecclesial perspective -- The significance of the California missions in Californian theology and culture / Allen Yeh -- "I have Adonis DNA": California entertainment, celebrity culture, and evangelicalism / Monica Ganas -- In pursuit of the consumer crown or the crucified crown? / Matthew S. Farlow -- California's culture in theological perspective -- From the Beach Boys to Surfer's Chapel: a theology of California's surf culture / Robert S. Covolo -- Silicon Valley and the spirit of innovation: how California's entrepreneurial ethos bears witness to spiritual reality / Bruce Baker -- Drive-by evangelism, the growth in gang violence and community development / Paul Louis Metzger -- Is there a theology of California? -- Is there a theology of California? / Fred Sanders -- Is there a theology of California? : a sociologist's response / Richard Flory -- Is there a theology of California? : an historian's response / Richard Pointer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Approaching California's culture theologically -- The enigma of California: reflections on a theological subject / Richard J. Mouw -- California, localized theology, and theological localism / Fred Sanders -- Can theology engage with California's culture? / Jason S. Sexton -- Part 2: California's culture in ecclesial perspective -- The significance of the California missions in Californian theology and culture / Allen Yeh -- "I have Adonis DNA": California entertainment, celebrity culture, and evangelicalism / Monica Ganas -- In pursuit of the consumer crown or the crucified crown? / Matthew S. Farlow -- Part 3: California's culture in theological perspective -- From the Beach Boys to Surfer's Chapel: a theology of California's surf culture / Robert S. Covolo -- Silicon Valley and the spirit of innovation: how California's entrepreneurial ethos bears witness to spiritual reality / Bruce Baker -- Drive-by evangelism, the growth in gang violence and community development / Paul Louis Metzger -- Part 4: Is there a theology of California? -- Is there a theology of California? / Fred Sanders -- Is there a theology of California? : a sociologist's response / Richard Flory -- Is there a theology of California? : an historian's response / Richard Pointer.

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