Leading theologian Graham Ward presents a stimulating series ofreflections on Christ and contemporary culture. Takes as its starting point Niebuhr?s famous volume on?Christ and Culture? published in the 1970s Explores representations of Christ from sources as diverse asthe New Testament and twentieth-century continentalphilosophy Considers Christ and culture in the light of contemporarycategories such as the body, gender, desire, politics and thesublime Develops an original and imaginative Christology rooted inScriptural exegesis and concerned with today?s culturalissues The author has been described as ?the most visionarytheologian of his generation?.