Saving Jesus From the Church
How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 9, 2010
From One of America's Leading Pastors, a Bold Call to Restore Christianity's True Mission: Following Jesus The marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church has eroded our spiritual lives.
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- Who it’s for
- A contemplative argument for rethinking church habits and returning to Jesus.
- Genres
- Ecclesiology, Christology, Soteriology
- Published
- HarperCollins, March 9, 2010
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From One of America's Leading Pastors, a Bold Call to Restore Christianity's True Mission: Following Jesus The marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church has eroded our spiritual lives. Taking the best of biblical scholarship, Meyers recasts core Christian concepts in an effort to save Christianity from its obsession with personal salvation.
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Not a plea to try something brand new, but rather the recovery of something very old, Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to follow Jesus's teachings today.
Rethinking Church
A contemplative argument for rethinking church habits and returning to Jesus.
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- Church critique with theological bite
- Instructional, reflective reading
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- Christian social critique
- A steady, instructive tone
Where it sits
| Christology | 29% |
|---|---|
| Soteriology | 24% |
| Ecclesiology | 23% |
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- Modern History
- Social History
- Biblical Studies
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- Christian History
- Inspirational Religion
- Spirituality
- Ecclesiology
- Authors
- Robin R. Meyers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 9, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Modern History