Jan-Olav Henriksen reconstructs and analyzes Christianity as a
cluster of practices that manifest a distinct historically and
contextually shaped mode of being in the world. Henriksen suggests
that these practices imply a complicated relationship between the
tradition in which they originate, the community that emerges from
and is constituted by that tradition, and the individuals who
appropriate the tradition that these communities mediate through
their practices. Thus, to think of Christianity simply in terms of
belief is misleading and represents an underdetermination of its
distinct character. Henriksen further argues this relationship
needs to be described primarily as practices aimed at orientation
and transformation. His analysis points to Christianity's
similarity to other religions in regard to the functional or
pragmatic dimensions it displays. Examining facets such as prayer,
the use of scripture, preaching and doctrine, Henriksen emphasizes
that the element that makes a practice distinctively Christian is
how it relates to and is informed by the Jesus story.
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