Table of Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Introduction

Part 1: Culture
1. The Horizons of the Possible
2. Cultural Worlds
3. Teardowns, Technology and Change
4. Cultivation and Creation
5. Gestures and Postures

Part 2: Gospel
6. The Garden and the City
Interlude: The Primordial Story
7. The Least of the Nations
8. Jesus as Culture Maker
9. From Pentecost . . .
10. . . . To Revelation
11. The Glorious Impossible

Part 3: Calling
12. Why We Can't Change the World
13. The Traces of God
14. Power
15. Community
16. Grace

Postscript: Artist in His Studio
Acknowledgments
Notes and Further Reading
Index
About Andy Crouch

About the Author

Andy Crouch is executive editor at Christianity Today. He is a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission's IJM Institute, and a member of the Board of Advisors for the John Templeton Foundation. He is also the author of Playing God.

Reviews

"Very readable and thought-provoking."
*Byron Snapp, Calvary Herald, August 29, 2009*

"This book will clarify your thinking, inspire your production, and affirm your parenting."
*David Balzer, Mennonite Brethren Herald, August 2009*

"Simply the best book that I've read recently. Not only is it brilliant, it's accessible. I cannot gush about this book enough. It really is that good."
*Margaret Feinberg, Christian Retailing, July 6, 2009*

"Theologically rich and practically helpful, Culture Making is a significant contribution to the discussion of Christ and culture and a useful guide for those who want to make something of the world God has created."
*Outreach, March/April 2009*

"Thoughtful and engaging. . . . Crouch's book does signal a hopeful development, which is that the evangelical pursuit of culture warfare was and is a dead end."
*D. G. Hart, First Principles (www.firstprinciplesjournal.com), March 23, 2009*

"Crouch writes as one who cares what Christians do with their time in light of God's Kingdom coming."
*On Mission Today, January 14, 2009*

"Culture Making is a fresh and relevant take on how Christians should relate to the wider culture. This book will serve to make us more effective interpreters of and contributors to the cultural landscape."
*Eric O. Jacobsen, PRISM, January 2009*

"As an academic and a culture critic, I am not given to gushing over new publications. But Culture Making brought me pretty close to doing just such a non-scholarly thing! With so much coming out these days on religion and culture, one becomes a bit jaded about the possibility of something really fresh emerging. Well, this book is fresh, compelling, and engagingly written. More important, it goes deeply into its subject."
*William Edgar, Themelios (thegospelcoalition.org), vol. 33, no. 3*

"Crouch's voice is intriguing and fresh--offering an alternative that escapes the many 'Jesus-stamped' merchandise items as an evangelical tool and implementing a fresh vision for creativity and engaging cultural lifestyles."
*Worship Leader, November/December 2008*

"Good introduction to how Christians need to do more than fatalistically talk about the dangers of the world."
*Marvin Olasky, WORLD Magazine, November 15/22, 2008*

"Culture Making is an enjoyable and fascinating book that helps demystify the idea of culture."
*John Dunham, YouthWorker Journal, November/December 2008*

"This is a must-read book for those who are tired of talking and ready for action. The author sets the scene and tells the story of culture, then rapidly sweeps the reader into this story, finishing with a heart-stopping, imagination-grabbing challenge to go and make something of the world."
*Alissa W., Book Bargains and Previews (bookbargainsandpreviews.com), September 2008*

"If people tell me that something is a must-read, I tend to be a bit skeptical. That said, I was pleasantly blown-away by Crouch's book. I loved the approach of talking about 'postures' and 'gestures' toward culture. One last thing to praise was the chaste humility of the book. All to say, Culture Making probably is one of those rare must-read books that comes along every so often. A book of rare learning, helpful and accessible synthesis, and godly humility, it might actually change the evangelical culture on how to make and engage culture. If so, all I can say is thanks be to God."
*Sean Michael Lucas, seanmichaellucas.blogspot.com, September 18, 2008*

"With all the books on the market about the intersection of faith and culture, you have to wonder why we need another one. The answer is simple: it's unlikely that any other book out there accomplishes what Culture Making does, and certainly not in the way that Andy Crouch does. Substantial content, beautifully expressed. Highly recommended."
*Marcia Ford, FaithfulReader.com, September 2008*

"Andy Crouch, long a culture influence through film, writing, music and service, points Christians to a new, deeper understanding of their calling in culture. Readers will be profoundly impacted by this book written by one of today's top voices on the subject."
*Ann Byle, Grand Rapids Press, August 16, 2008*

"Those who have struggled with the sacred-secular dichotomy will find this book life-giving; every Christian interested in changing culture should read it."
*Publishers Weekly starred review, May 26, 2008*

"Crouch works through the Bible's narrative arc to show the hand of God in the development of culture and makes the case that Christians must be producers, not just critics, of culture in order to create societal good."
*Relevant, July/August 2008*

"A masterpiece!"
*Byron Borger, owner, Hearts Minds Bookstore [from the 2015 Jubilee program guide]*