by Jorge Gomez • 1 minute
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Stephen Presley, Senior Fellow at First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy.
Presley was recognized with two prestigious awards for his book, Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World Like the Early Church.
Christianity Today – Award of Merit in Popular Theology
In many ways, today’s church is encountering the same ostracization, derision, and outright persecution faced by Christians in the earliest centuries of the church’s history. In response, some believers look to fight for the cultural dominance to which they feel entitled, while others retreat in despair from a corrupted culture.
Presley’s book teaches believers to emulate the early church in resisting these impulses. Following the example of early church believers, the faithful can rediscover the hope, humility, and patience that come from knowing we are pilgrims called by a faithful Savior to bless the world as salt and light. — Simonetta Carr, author, educator, and translator.
Read Christianity Today’s full review.
The Gospel Coalition – Award of Excellence in Cultural Apologetics
Stephen Presley presents a vision of cultural engagement that looks forward by looking back at the early church’s rich history. Citing church fathers like Tertullian, Origen, and Polycarp, he reveals how believers in the first centuries bore witness to the kingdom to come while living and engaging in the kingdom of this world. As Christians are increasingly pushed to the margins of society, Cultural Sanctification gives us a hopeful model for Christian witness.
By looking to the pre-Christendom church that “worked from the margins,” the church today can similarly hope for profound influence and witness in our post-Christian surroundings. This book is a must-read for Christians who refuse to accept false binaries between making disciples and engaging culture. There’s nothing new under the sun; the church has faced similarly challenging times before.
Judges: Clark Fobes, Collin Hansen, Matt Lietzen, Dustin Messer, Hannah Nation
In case you missed it, here’s our First Liberty Live! interview with Dr. Presley about his book. He shares how to keep the faith in a culture hostile to Christianity. Watch below:
Purchase Dr. Presley’s book on major retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon and ChristianBook.com.
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