Leading theologian Graham Ward presents a stimulating series of reflections onChrist and contemporary culture. Takes as its starting point Niebuhr8217sfamous vo... » 

Leading theologian Graham Ward presents a stimulating series of reflections onChrist and contemporary culture. Takes as its starting point Niebuhr8217sfamous volume on 8216Christ and Culture8217 published in the 1970sExplores representations of Christ from sources as diverse as the New Testamentand twentiethcentury continental philosophy Considers Christ and culture inthe light of contemporary categories such as the body gender desire politicsand the sublime Develops an original and imaginative Christology rooted inScriptural exegesis and concerned with today8217s cultural issues The authorhas been described as 8216the most visionary theologian of hisgeneration8217. «