{"product_id":"a-cultural-theology-of-salvation-clive-marsh-9780198811015","title":"A Cultural Theology of Salvation","description":"There aren't many serious works of systematic theology which engage with \u003cem\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Bang Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrazy Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, theories of capital and positive psychology, as well as the Isenheim Altarpiece and Handel's \u003cem\u003eMessiah\u003c\/em\u003e. This lively, contemporary study of salvation does precisely that. Christian doctrine cannot simply repeat what has gone before, even as it recognises the value and richness of the traditions Christianity carries with it. Clive Marsh acknowledges this in exploring how doctrine interweaves with life experience and cultural consumption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Cultural Theology of\u003c\/em\u003e Salvation considers how salvation is to be understood and articulated now, when the theme of 'redemption' appears outside of Christianity in the arts and popular culture. Marsh also assesses whether contemporary interest in 'happiness' has anything to do with salvation. The first part of the book sets the enquiry in the context of how theology operates as a discipline, and the cultural climate in which theology has to be done. The second part offers a number of case-studies (in art, music, TV, film, positive psychology, and economic life) exploring how the concerns of a doctrine of salvation are addressed directly and indirectly in Western culture. The third part distils the results of the case-studies in formulating a contemporary exposition of salvation, and concludes by showing what this means in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clive Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198811012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198811015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Clive Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914245275903,"sku":"9780198811015","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e07c9f9-7fd8-4ef2-ac1c-f6833d33fca9.jpg?v=1680641182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-theology-of-salvation-clive-marsh-9780198811015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}