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Christian Cultural Engagement

How should Christians engage with their neighbors, their political systems, and the culture at large? These books give wisdom and inspiration for how we can be a force for good in the spaces we inhabit. You can also read articles on cultural engagement from IVP authors or browse books on how the church interacts with society.

The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History, By Robert Tracy McKenzie
The First Thanksgiving
Robert Tracy McKenzie
The Global Public Square: Religious Freedom and the Making of a World Safe for Diversity, By Os Guinness
The Global Public Square
Os Guinness
A Mind for God, By James Emery White
A Mind for God
James Emery White
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment, By Steve Turner
Popcultured
Steve Turner
Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology, By Derek C. Schuurman
Shaping a Digital World
Derek C Schuurman
Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery, By Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim
Refuse to Do Nothing
Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, By E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future, By Os Guinness
A Free People's Suicide
Os Guinness
Go and Do: Becoming a Missional Christian, By Don Everts
Go and Do
Don Everts
Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor, By Margot Starbuck
Small Things with Great Love
Margot Starbuck
Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good, By Amy L. Sherman
Kingdom Calling
Amy L. Sherman
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians, By Kenneth E. Bailey
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes
Kenneth E. Bailey
Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love, By Mark Scandrette
Practicing the Way of Jesus
Mark A. Scandrette
Besides the Bible: 100 Books that Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture, By Dan Gibson and Jordan Green and John Pattison
Besides the Bible
Dan Gibson and Jordan Green and John Pattison
Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World, By Richard J. Mouw
Uncommon Decency
Richard J. Mouw
The Soul of Hip Hop: Rims, Timbs and a Cultural Theology, By Daniel White Hodge
The Soul of Hip Hop
Daniel White Hodge
The Wisdom of Pixar: An Animated Look at Virtue, By Robert Velarde
The Wisdom of Pixar
Robert Velarde
Global Awakening: How 20th-Century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution, By Mark R. Shaw
Global Awakening
Mark Shaw
Cross-Cultural Partnerships: Navigating the Complexities of Money and Mission, By Mary T. Lederleitner
Cross-Cultural Partnerships
Mary T. Lederleitner
Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture, By Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis
Authentic Communication
Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis
God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible, Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister
God Is Great, God Is Good
Edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister
Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives, By Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford
Hidden Worldviews
Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford
Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices, By Julie Clawson
Everyday Justice
Julie Clawson
Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment, By Brian Godawa
Hollywood Worldviews
Brian Godawa
Who Gets to Narrate the World?: Contending for the Christian Story in an Age of Rivals, By Robert E. Webber
Who Gets to Narrate the World?
Robert E. Webber