Ideas do have consequences in history, yet not because those ideas are inherently truthful or obviously correct but rather because of the way they are embedded in very powerful institutions, networks, interests, and symbols. — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
But the consequences of the whole-hearted and uncritical embrace of politics by Christians has been, IN EFFECT, to reduce Christian faith to a political ideology and various Christian denominations and para-church organizations as special interest groups. The political engagement of… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“pluralism today—at least in America—exists without a dominant culture,” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“ideas are not free-floating in consciousness but are grounded in the social world in the most concrete ways.” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“There is little taste for 'high culture' especially in Evangelicalism, where the tendency has long been toward translation - making things accessible to the… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“faithfulness works itself out in the context of complex social, political, economic, and cultural forces that prevail at a particular time and place.” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“idealism mistakenly imputes a logic and rationality to culture” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
The contemporary quarrel over church and state is not really about whether a wall of separation of church and state should exist or not...… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“idealism misconstrues agency, implying the capacity to bring about influence where that capacity may not exist or where it may only be weak.” — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“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… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
