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> [“culture is not neutral in relation to power but a form of power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/culture-is-not-neutral-in-relation-to-power-but-a-form-of-power/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

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## More by James Davison Hunter

> [“pluralism today—at least in America—exists without a dominant culture,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/pluralism-today-at-least-in-america-exists-without-a-dominant-culture/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“ideas are not free-floating in consciousness but are grounded in the social world in the most concrete ways.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/ideas-are-not-free-floating-in-consciousness-but-are-grounded-in-the/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/we-want-character-but-without-unyielding-conviction-we-want-strong/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism ignores the way culture is generated,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-ignores-the-way-culture-is-generated/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“There is little taste for 'high culture' especially in Evangelicalism, where the tendency has long been toward translation - making things accessible to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/there-is-little-taste-for-high-culture-especially-in-evangelicalism/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-character-of-american-civilization-is-a-bundle-of-contradictions/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“faithfulness works itself out in the context of complex social, political, economic, and cultural forces that prevail at a particular time and place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/faithfulness-works-itself-out-in-the-context-of-complex-social/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism mistakenly imputes a logic and rationality to culture”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-mistakenly-imputes-a-logic-and-rationality-to-culture/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [The contemporary quarrel over church and state is not really about whether a wall of separation of church and state should exist or not...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-contemporary-quarrel-over-church-and-state-is-not-really-about/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/a-final-irony-has-to-do-with-the-idea-of-political-responsibility/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“idealism misconstrues agency, implying the capacity to bring about influence where that capacity may not exist or where it may only be weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/idealism-misconstrues-agency-implying-the-capacity-to-bring-about/)

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> [“In the seeker-church movement the emphasis away from the use and explication of creedal confession is obvious, since the whole point is to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/in-the-seeker-church-movement-the-emphasis-away-from-the-use-and/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [If Christians cannot extend grace through faithful presence within the body of believers, they will not be able to extend grace to those outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/if-christians-cannot-extend-grace-through-faithful-presence-within/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“culture is as much an infrastructure as it is ideas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/culture-is-as-much-an-infrastructure-as-it-is-ideas/)

[James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/)

> [“What is even more striking than the negational character of this political culture is the absence of robust and constructive affirmations. Vibrant cultures make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/what-is-even-more-striking-than-the-negational-character-of-this/)

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