James Davison Hunter’s vision of Christian engagement with culture is just the right word for our time.
Author
Kristen Deede Johnson
Assistant professor, Hope College
Kristen Deede Johnson is an assistant professor and Director of the Studies in Ministry Minor at Hope College, Holland, Michigan. She was the research assistant to James Davison Hunter at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia from 1998-2000.
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