Christ & Culture | Ben Dockery
Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm for 4-weeks: November 6th - December 4th 2024 (available online)
Questions: How should Christians relate to the culture? How has the Christian church historically related to the society in which it finds itself? Does Jesus teach us to oppose culture - affirm culture – avoid culture or some combination?
Overview: Join us for 4-weeks where we will answer all your questions related to hot-button topics in the world today — well, maybe that is a bit ambitious for four weeks. The class examines the Bible’s instruction on how we should relate to the world by studying the doctrines of creation, sin, and redemption. Additionally, the class will explore the ways the church has historically navigated issues of Christ and Culture (to use the term coined in H. Richard Niebuhr’s famous book). We will also reverse the question by asking how modern culture responds to the church, and what we should do about it.
Calling: The goal of the class is not simply to analyze approaches in the Bible or past practices of the church, but to call you to create culture in every sphere you influence. God invites us to walk wisely (with Him!) in a world filled with trouble.
We encourage you to attend the Lakelight Talk with Robert P. George on Oct 30th as a way to kick off the class conversation on how Christianits relate to culture.
Classes meet at Christ Church Lake Forest | 100 N Waukegan Rd | Lake Forest, IL (Room A201)
The recommended text book for the class is The Way of Christ in Culture: A Vision for All of Life, by Benjamin Quinn and Dennis Greeson.
Faculty: Ben Dockery
Ben Dockery is the Executive Director at Lakelight. He previously served as Campus Pastor at the Christ Church Lake Forest. Prior to that, he worked at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Southern Seminary. He also was the pastor of Vine Street Baptist Church.
Ben and his wife, Julie, have been married 17 years and have three daughters. When not with them, you can find him frequenting a great food joint, running off all those calories, or watching his Alabama Crimson Tide.
Union University (BA) and Southern Seminary (MDiv, PhD).
