Culturally Savvy Christian A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in An Age of Christianity-Lite

Praise for The Culturally Savvy Christian"Dick Staub has watched from a unique vantage point as our culture-not least our Christian culture-has been sliding into more and more of a muddle and a mess. Now he offers a sharp, many-sided analysis of where we've allowed ourselves to get to-and a bracing, fresh prescription for how Christians can and should be leading the way through and out into a wiser, richer mode of being human. This is an urgent book for our times-and for our health." -N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham"The most inspiring aspect of The Culturally Savvy Christian is Dick's adamant belief that people of faith can rise from the grave of cultural obscurity to artistically and intellectually enrich our woefully superficial culture. It is a persuasive and hugely encouraging manifesto." -David McFadzean, Hollywood writer and producer and co-creator of the TV show Home Improvement"Dick Staub is an imaginative and reliable guide through the maze of popular culture. He has a rather worked-out world view, which helps him make judgments, but listens patiently to other voices. Then he interprets, especially in ways that help young people-a generation often overlooked by leaders in communities of faith-to find meaning, direction, and vocation." -Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago"The Culturally Savvy Christian is a guidebook for our time, preparing the way for a great feast of arts and culture that the Church is called to celebrate in the twenty-first century. As an artist and advocate for the arts, I am extremely grateful for this effort." -Makoto Fujimura, artist and writerDick Staub is the apostle of earthy engagement, the high priest of Christian cultural criticism, the gracious guru of spirituality. -The late Dwight Ozard was a writer, pundit, and speakerStaub, Dick is the author of 'Culturally Savvy Christian A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in An Age of Christianity-Lite', published 2007 under ISBN 9780787978938 and ISBN 0787978930.