Gods That Fail, Revised Edition
Modern Idolatry and Christian Mission
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Vinoth Ramachandra | ISBN: | 9781498282154 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | February 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Wipf and Stock | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vinoth Ramachandra |
| ISBN: | 9781498282154 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | February 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Wipf and Stock |
| Language: | English |
The globalizing world of late modernity is heavily awash with pseudo-gods. Gods That Fail provocatively deploys the theological concept of idolatry to explore the ways in which these gods blind their devotees and wreak suffering and dehumanization. Many of these pseudo-gods have infiltrated the life of the Church and compromised its witness. Combining lively social critique with fresh expositions of familiar biblical stories, this book engages with a variety of secular discourses as well as the sub-Christian practices that accompany and undermine Christian involvement in the public square.
The globalizing world of late modernity is heavily awash with pseudo-gods. Gods That Fail provocatively deploys the theological concept of idolatry to explore the ways in which these gods blind their devotees and wreak suffering and dehumanization. Many of these pseudo-gods have infiltrated the life of the Church and compromised its witness. Combining lively social critique with fresh expositions of familiar biblical stories, this book engages with a variety of secular discourses as well as the sub-Christian practices that accompany and undermine Christian involvement in the public square.
