Few Christians can agree on how believers should interact with the culture at large. Should they embrace it wholeheartedly? Reject it altogether? Form a subculture? Or pursue a more excellent way? These are but a few positions or approaches that believers have taken toward the world. In fact, T. M. Moore, teaching pastor of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, catalogs a total of six responses to culture and advocates for Christian unity in Culture Matters: A Call for Consensus on Christian Cultural Engagement.

Moore examines the past, highlighting shapers of culture such as St. Augustine, Celtic art, John Calvin, and Abraham Kuyper. In addition, he discusses contemporary movers and shakers, including prison evangelist Chuck Colson and musician Phil Keaggy. Ultimately, he arrives at some recommendations for all believers. He urges Christians to become more culturally conscious and prods believers to view culture as a gift or a trust from God. Not only does Moore address the individual believer but he also speaks to communities of faith. Culture Matters is a challenging read for all thinking Christians.

Author Information: T. M. Moore is dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals and on a wide range of websites. Moore's most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics. He and his wife and editor, Susie, make their home in Concord, Tennessee.