Concordia Theological Monthly
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
