The Relationship of the Church to the National Culture in America

Authors

Ernest B. Koenker, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

11-1-1954

Document Type

Article

Keywords

national, culture, christian life, social, art, lutheran, political, faith, barth

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

As one considers the cultural complex of America today, there are a number of questions which might present themselves to the Christian living under the Word. What are the values which underlie our national culture, and is there any sense in which these are being absolutized today in some kind of Messianism? Can one say that the Christian churches in America, or the Lutheran Church, have profoundly shaped our culture, or have the churches themselves been thoroughly shaped by the culture? In view of the loss or muffling of a dynamic Christian witness in many of the American denominations, what can one say about the opposition of the Lutheran bodies in America to the disintegrating, secularizing forces at work in local and national communities?

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Romans 12:2;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Koenker, Ernest B. (1954) "The Relationship of the Church to the National Culture in America," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 25, Article 63.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol25/iss1/63