1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedxscot mcknighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/xscot-mcknightChristian Realism 3 - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ASuDRU1Ttj"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/06/christian-realism-3.html">Christian Realism 3</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/06/christian-realism-3.html/embed#?secret=ASuDRU1Ttj" width="600" height="338" title="“Christian Realism 3” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="ASuDRU1Ttj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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John Stackhouse has a goal: to construct a Christian realism when it comes to how we should relate to and participate in culture. He sketches this view in his excellent book, Making the Best of It. After sketching the famous five categories of H. Richard Niebuhr (see our earliest post in this series), Stackhouse goes…http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jescre-20&l=ur2&o=1