Culture Blind Evangelicals: and the Good News of the Kingdom of God

Culture Blind Evangelicals and the Good News of the Kingdom of God examines how Western culture obscures the dynamic experiential nature of the gospel in evangelicalism. The virtual absence of the kingdom of God theme in evangelical circles, and silence on the ongoing charismatic ministry of the Holy Spirit today are evidence of the powerful impact of a rationalistic western culture. Expositions of Matthew's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles focus on Jesus' and the apostles' emphasis on "the good news of the kingdom of God," and on the impact of Jewish culture on First Century Christians. Those lessons on culture not only help the reader understand, in layman's terms, the impact of western culture on their own Christian experience, but the lessons also provide a major key for understanding the New Testament documents. The book challenges evangelicals to open their eyes to the good news of the kingdom of God "as it was," "as it is," and "how it will be" in the 21st Century.

Author: Paul Pomerville Phd
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Published: 04/29/2009
Pages: 394
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781439229705

About the Author
Dr. Paul Pomerville served as a missionary to Asia and Europe for thirteen years and as Graduate Professor and Department Chairman of Christian Missions and Cross-Cultural Communications at the Assemblies of God Seminary for two years. He is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary's School of World Mission, with a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies. His doctoral dissertation was published by Hendrickson Publishers under the title, The Third Force in Missions. Having pursued a two track career in law enforcement and the Christian ministry, further credentials for writing about the impact of Western culture come from seven years training police in cultural diversity in the United States, and another seven years training police in Indonesia, East Timor and Bosnia Herzegovina. The author is retired and currently lives on the Island of Bali in Indonesia.

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