A Christian culture, viewed theologically, is more than a this-worldly phenomenon. It is not a merely human project but a work of the Son and Spirit, God’s “two hands.” It is a human response to a divine address that interrupts the old way of doing things, as did the voice of the risen Jesus when he stopped a young man in his tracks, saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4).
