The Cultural-rootedness of Christian Distinctiveness:

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" The Cultural-rootedness of Christian Distinctiveness: "
Andrew Hayes

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065829
Doc. No	:	LA109458
Call No	:	‭10.1163/17455316-01601007‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Andrew Hayes
Title & Author	:	The Cultural-rootedness of Christian Distinctiveness: [Article] : James K.A. Smith and Schleiermacher on Theologies of Culture\ Andrew Hayes
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Ecclesiology
Date	:	2020
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16/1
Page No	:	99–119
Abstract	:	This article argues that all conceptions of Christian distinctiveness are culturally rooted in ways which necessarily determine conceptions of and approaches to formation and discipleship. No argument shall be made for a particular vision of Christian distinctiveness. Rather, the focus is on how distinctiveness itself is understood, constructed and determines accounts which seek to order Christian lives qua Christian. Recent presentations of Christian distinctiveness are summarized via engagement with James K.A. Smith. Schleiermacher’s understanding of Christian distinctiveness, rooted in nineteenth century cultural trends and assumptions, is employed as a juxtaposition demonstrating the culturally rootedness of both approaches to formation and discipleship presenting a clearer picture of the assumptions carried in many contemporary calls for Christian distinctiveness. The final section builds on Kathryn Tanner’s relational understanding of distinctiveness, arguing for an approach that determines Christian distinctiveness collaboratively in recognition of different and multi-layered cultural contexts. This article argues that all conceptions of Christian distinctiveness are culturally rooted in ways which necessarily determine conceptions of and approaches to formation and discipleship. No argument shall be made for a particular vision of Christian distinctiveness. Rather, the focus is on how distinctiveness itself is understood, constructed and determines accounts which seek to order Christian lives qua Christian. Recent presentations of Christian distinctiveness are summarized via engagement with James K.A. Smith. Schleiermacher’s understanding of Christian distinctiveness, rooted in nineteenth century cultural trends and assumptions, is employed as a juxtaposition demonstrating the culturally rootedness of both approaches to formation and discipleship presenting a clearer picture of the assumptions carried in many contemporary calls for Christian distinctiveness. The final section builds on Kathryn Tanner’s relational understanding of distinctiveness, arguing for an approach that determines Christian distinctiveness collaboratively in recognition of different and multi-layered cultural contexts.
Descriptor	:	"
Descriptor	:	distinctiveness
Descriptor	:	formation
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	History of Religion
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	Theology and World Christianity
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/17455316-01601007‬