Released in the UK May 2023
Released in the US May 2023
Large trade paperback | 232 Pages
9781527109766 • £11.99 $15.99
BISAC – REL012110
Christ and the Culture Wars
Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics
Ben Chang
Addresses the top ‘woke’ topics
Better ways for Christians to tackle identity politics
Opportunities for the gospel
In our modern world the gospel of Jesus is seen by many less as good news for all humanity, and more as the bigoted edicts of a bygone era. Benjamin Chang explores the stories of the revolution, tracing the trajectories of four of the biggest social justice movements – feminism, racial justice, gay pride and the trans movement – before looking at the ways Christians usually engage with these arenas of cultural conflict (mirror, argue, ignore) and identifying a better way forward.
Ben Chang
Ben Chang is a speaker and writer, as well as working full–time in the health sector. He speaks regularly at conferences, universities and churches on a range of issues including medical ethics, mental health, identity politics and cultural engagement. He blogs at www.benchangblog.com.
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Christian Focus
Ben has produced a bold, insightful and supremely practical primer that will be read by young people’s and youth group leaders, students, pastors and evangelists – indeed, anybody – with a heart to bring the light of Christ to a darkening age.
Glynn Harrison
Retired Psychiatrist, Former Professor of Psychiatry and author, ‘A Better Story: God, Sex and Human Flourishing’
… tackles some of the most contentious issues of our time with wisdom, sensitivity and humility. … It is vital for a church caught in the crosswinds of cultural change to develop language and hone wisdom to understand the times.
Damilola Makinde
Advocacy Engagement Lead, Evangelical Alliance
Ben carefully upacks the origins and evolution of the social justice movements and how they are shaping the cultural landscape in the global west. He looks at how Christians are responding. But, more importantly, he points to how we might tell a better story of redemption and liberation.
Ken Wright
Former Chair, British Youth for Christ
Ben Chang has done us all a service in this clear and simple introduction to one of the most powerful trends in West at the moment. … Only in the gospel of Jesus Christ – shared in word and deed – can the true identity, justice and hopes of the West be found.
Stephen Nichols
Vicar, All Saints Church, Lindfield