Christless Christianity The Alternative Gospel of the American Church

Name: Christless Christianity The Alternative Gospel of the American Church
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ISBN: 9780801013188

ISBN-10: 0801013186

ISBN-13: 9780801013188

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael Horton, William H. Willimon

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Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Is the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this thoughtful, insightful book. He argues that while we invoke the name of Christ, too often Christ and the Christ-centered gospel are pushed aside. The result is a message and a faith that are, in Horton's words, "trivial, sentimental, affirming, and irrelevant." This alternative "gospel" is a message of moralism, personal comfort, self-help, self-improvement, and individualistic religion. It trivializes God, making him a means to our selfish ends. Horton skillfully diagnoses the…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 11/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

William H. Willimon is Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University. He is the author (or co-author) of many books, including The Truth About God; Lord, Teach Us; Resident Aliens; and Where Resident Aliens Live(all with Stanley Hauerwas); and The Search for Meaning. He lives in Durham, NC.