Acts 17



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Media, worldview markets and the Christian faith

The marketplace (agora) in ancient Athens has been called the first mass medium. The way to our modern media world is therefore surpisingly short. Both the ancient Athenian agora and our present-day media has a key cultural function as worldview markets.

My PhD thesis in Religious Studies from The Open University (UK 2001) explores these issues, with specific emphasis on how the apostle Paul argued for the truth of the Christian worldview in Athens and to what extent this apologetic approach may be a model for Christians in today’s pluralistic media world.

I recommend the following articles on Acts 17:

 

I also recommend the audio file with my lecture Biblical Foundations and Models for Christian Apologetics.

 

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Medier, livssynsmarked og kristen tro

Torget (agoraen) i antikkens Aten har blitt kalt det første massemediet. Veien er dermed ikke lang til vår tids medier – som også fungerer som livssynstorg.

I min doktoravhandling i religionsvitenskap (Open University [UK], 1991) utforsket jeg hvordan Paulus argumenterte for den kristne troens sannhet på livssynstorget i Aten – og hvordan dette kan være en modell for kristne i dagens pluralistisk mediesamfunn.

Les gjerne følgende introduksjonsartikkel:

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