Lost and Found: Public Theology in the Secular AgeNo one doubts we have quickly moved to what Charles Taylor called “a secular age.” How do Christian pastors, professors, seminary students, and others respond to the myriad issues now facing the Body of Christ? Following on a biblical and reformed understanding of public theology, Milton along with trusted theologians John Frame, George Grant, Peter Lillback (and a special contribution from noted Orthodox economist and theologian John Panagiotou) not only provide biblical responses to the issues of our time but in doing so give the Church a method, a way, to conduct faithful Gospel ministry in an increasingly hostile post-Christian world. A must for classes on ethics, sociology of religion, pastoral theology, and serious-minded Christians seeking insight that they might “Understand of the times” (1 Chr 12:32). |
Contents
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD | 17 |
THE FAMILY IN THE SECULAR AGE | 28 |
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT | 38 |
TRUE OIKONOMIA | 49 |
OPEN BORDERS OR OPEN HEARTS? Are Boundaries Morally Good? | 62 |
THE THANATOS SYNDROME | 83 |
THE COURSE OF NATIONS | 98 |
LOVING GOD LOVING OTHERS | 125 |
THE FINAL HOPE | 139 |
BETWEEN BETHEL AND AI | 154 |
FIELD NOTES FROM BABYLON | 169 |
Bibliography | 197 |
Vision and Mission | 211 |
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