Religious No More: Building Communities of Grace and Freedom
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- Synopsis
- Too many Christians are religious - their faith is more a human endeavor than a response to God's loving initiative. Such religion assumes that our value comes not from God but from what we do. It absorbs principles and postulates from the surrounding society, leading to further misconceptions about God and our relation to our Creator. All this hinders people from experiencing vibrant Christian community, where they could freely love and be loved. The author suggests that just as car companies test automobiles under severe conditions to uncover weaknesses, North American Christians may detect fallacies in their gospel by examining how it plays out under the challenges of poverty, injustice, and entrenched religiosity. His test case is drawn from his ten-year missionary experience in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, at churches born out of North American mission work. He observes Honduran church life, draws parallels to the dangers of religion in the North American church and mines from Galatians exciting possibilities of robust Christian grace and freedom. The result is a bracing and refreshing approach to Christian community for laypersons, pastors, missionaries, and mission strategists.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 188 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781597521055
- Publisher:
- Wipf & Stock Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 08/31/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Mark D. Baker
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.