pThe groundbreaking classic Christ and Culture still hits home the same way it did over fifty years ago, when author H. Richard Niebuhr first confronted the challenge of being true to Christ in a materialistic age. Informative and thought-provoking, Christ and Culture speaks to the battle for the American soul. pp Niebuhr outlines five basic modes in which Christianity and culture can interact, and shows which parts of American culture and religion conform to each mode. From Christ Against Culture to Christ and Culture in Paradox, people react to Christianity differently, depending on their own faith, and the influence of the culture in which they live. With a foreword by the distinguished historian Martin E. Marty, an introduction by the author, and a preface by James Gustafson, Christ and Culture is a fascinating examination of modern Christianity as it continues to develop in an increasingly secularized world. pp H. Richard Niebuhr 1894 - 1962 was one of the most influential America