William Edgar is professor of apologetics, holder of the John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture, and coordinator of the apologetics department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of several books, including A Transforming Vision: The Lord?s Prayer as a Lens for Life, Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life, Christian Apologetics Past and Present, and Truth in All Its Glory: Commending the Reformed Faith.
"Anything from the pen of Bill Edgar is profitable to read, but
this subject is in Bill's wheelhouse. An important book on a topic
that, for Western Christians, has never been so crucial."
*Tim Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City*
"Cultural engagement has become a contested project in our times.
Culture has been the turf on which too many battles have been
fought and lost. With conviction and civility, Bill Edgar's Created
and Creating helps us avoid those culture wars on one side while
also keeping clear of the deep suspicion of all cultural activities
on the other. He does this by mining the breadth of Scripture for
the Creator's own thoughts about the cultural mandate, a mandate
which turns out to be both a privilege and a danger. It is a
privilege because the created order continues to beckon all of us
to find significance in the reflection of the Creator in our
earthly endeavors. It is a danger because the dysfunctions of the
human heart too easily cause us to forget the call to reflect the
Creator in those endeavors. Edgar's book is a biblical call to
think more wisely, to engage more graciously, and to live with
greater faith in the world God has created and in which he has
purposively placed us."
*Richard Lints, Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Theology,
vice president for academic affairs, Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary*
"Edgar undertakes the important task of evaluating the concept of
culture through a rich biblical-theological lens that diagnoses,
affirms, and challenges the contemporary view of cultural dynamics.
This work is not only valuable for understanding what Scripture has
to say about culture, but also helpful for seeing how Scripture
interacts with the constantly evolving concerns of culture in our
modern world."
*Stephen T. Um, senior minister of Citylife Presbyterian Church of
Boston*
"Bill Edgar's Created and Creating is the most thorough and the
most solidly biblical contribution to the current discussion of
Christ and culture. Edgar's analysis of the historical discussion
is wonderfully erudite and nuanced. His treatment of biblical texts
and principles is deep and cogent. His conclusion is that God's
cultural mandate to Adam is still in effect and that the Great
Commission of Jesus applies that mandate to a world lost in sin. I
hope and pray that many will read this book and take its message to
heart."
*John Frame, professor of systematic theology and philosophy,
Reformed Theological Seminary*
"I have been waiting for this book since I first met Dr. Edgar. I
can count on one hand the people who are qualified to write such a
work, and Bill Edgar is at the top of the list. He is a Christian
theologian who is also an expert in cultural studies. This should
be the first volume one reads when questions of Christianity and
culture are broached."
*K. Scott Oliphint, professor of apologetics and systematic
theology, Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia*
"Christians are often confused or even fearful about cultural
trends. The help they need is clearly and accessibly offered in
Bill Edgar's book. It is biblical, gently Reformed, and written
with wisdom and grace."
*William Dyrness, professor of theology and culture, Fuller
Theological Seminary*
"William Edgar has written a thoughtful introductory work on a
biblical theology of culture. This would function as a good
supplementary text to an Introduction to Mission or Biblical
Theology of Mission course at the seminary level, especially if it
is read alongside other works from diverse global theologians."
*Edward L. Smither, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
Fall 2017*
"This book's greatest strength lies in its comprehensive treatment
of culture from a biblical perspective. . . . For this and many
other reasons, many will benefit from this profitable read."
*Linden D. McLaughlin, Bibliotheca Sacra*
"Edgar masterfully accomplishes his intended desire and has given
the church a biblically profound and theologically rich case for
“the cultural mandate…as the central calling for humanity."
*Moses Y. Lee, Journal of Reformed Theology 11 (2017)*
"Throughout Created and Creating, Edgar excellently presents what
the academic meanings of culture are and what the legitimacy of the
cultural mandate is. . . . It is recommendable to those who want to
grasp a comprehensive concept of culture and one of the major
Christian responses to the culture."
*Jun Ho Jeon, The Artistic Theologian, Vol. 6, 2018*
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