Kim Davis
Kim Davis is out of jail, but she is not out of the headlines. Her name is nearly everywhere in the media. Bloggers, pundits, and… Read More »Kim Davis
Articles on Culture
Conclusion to By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
God has a mission, and that mission is to create a people who will draw near to communion with him by faith through the means that… Read More »Conclusion to By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Applications from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Ultimately, this book is not meant to address very specific application; rather, I have sought to lay the biblical groundwork that will allow church leaders… Read More »Applications from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Summary of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let… Read More »Summary of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Introduction to By the Waters of Babylon
The following is an excerpt from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture by Scott Aniol (Kregel, 2015). By the waters of… Read More »Introduction to By the Waters of Babylon
Is “cultural transformation” part of a church’s mission?
There is a lot of talk today about cultural transformation. This has led to discussions about whether such a thing is part of the mission… Read More »Is “cultural transformation” part of a church’s mission?
Worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry reading list for pastors and church musicians
Last week I made the argument that all pastors and church musicians (or “worship leaders”) should give themselves to the study of worship, hymnology, and… Read More »Worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry reading list for pastors and church musicians
Why pastors and church musicians need to study worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry
A primary focus of my ministry is teaching courses in the history and theology of worship, congregational song, and philosophy of ministry to future (and often… Read More »Why pastors and church musicians need to study worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry
Paul the Cultural Conservative
One of the most difficult passages of Paul’s writings to interpret is 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. In this passage, Paul commands Christian women who are praying or… Read More »Paul the Cultural Conservative
Corporate worship and the formation of a new culture
Navigating the difficult relationship between corporate worship and the culture around is is a challenge, but it is one made easier when we recognize the… Read More »Corporate worship and the formation of a new culture
More on affirming culture
Yesterday I posted some reflections on the idea of “cultural affirmation” in response to another blog post, and a few friends helpfully indicated that I… Read More »More on affirming culture
Be holy in all your culture
This post concludes my series on the New Testament implications of the idea that culture is behavior. Here are all the implications: New Testament authors explain… Read More »Be holy in all your culture
Borrowing culture
Since culture is the same idea as behavior, we have been discussing important New Testament implications from this idea. Here are the previous implications: New Testament… Read More »Borrowing culture
The evangelistic power of holy culture
We have been discussing New Testament implications of the idea that culture is essentially the behavior of a people group. Here are the previous implications: New… Read More »The evangelistic power of holy culture
Christian culture
We are in the midst of a series on New Testament implications of the idea that culture is essentially behavior. Here are the previous two… Read More »Christian culture
Culture and ethnicity
I am writing a series on implications of the idea that culture is essentially the behavior of a people. Last time I asserted that New Testament… Read More »Culture and ethnicity
“Churches” or “Christians” and Culture?
Richard Niebuhr’s classic taxonomy in Christ and Culture attempts to articulate various ways of understanding the appropriate response of Christians toward culture: Christ Against Culture Christ… Read More »“Churches” or “Christians” and Culture?
Christians and Culture
Christians have always wrestled with how they should respond to the cultures around them. On the one hand, we recognize the goodness of God’s creation… Read More »Christians and Culture
Cultural superiority
Quentin Faulkner makes the following assertion about polyphony and the western musical tradition: Polyphony is often cited as the major distinction of Western European art… Read More »Cultural superiority
Culture and Race
Many Christians are talking about culture these days, but unfortunately few have given any serious thought to what culture is, especially in biblical terms. The… Read More »Culture and Race