Christ as Culture

Church Podmatics

Back in 2003 the American theologian Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) delivered the F.D. Maurice Lectures at King's College, London. Starting from the fact that 'Christ' is a title that is inextricable from Old Testament Jewish culture, and adopting Augustine's totus Christus formulation which sees Christ as somehow also identifiable with the ongoing life of the church, Jenson explores his chosen theme of "Christ As Culture". In three stimulating lectures which were subsequently published as articles in the International Journal of Systematic Theology, he argues for an understanding of the church as a culture in the specific modes of polity, art, and drama. Matthew and Matt explore these fascinating pieces together with friend of the pod John Shelton joining in Andrew's absence.
"Christ as Culture 1: Christ as Polity": https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1463-1652.00112
"Christ as Culture 2: Christ as Art": https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2004.00120.x
"Christ as Culture 3: Christ as Drama": https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2004.00129.x