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Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

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ISBN-10: 1414364555

ISBN-13: 9781414364551

Edition: 2012

Authors: Frank Viola, George Barna

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Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence and extensive footnotes that document the origins of modern Christian church practices. In the process, the authors uncover the problems…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date: 2/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

George Barna is the president and founder of Barna Research Group. Barna has developed seminars for clients such as The Billy Graham Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, and The Prison Fellowship. His other clients include Prudential, Sothwestern Bell, The Walt Disney Company, and Visa USA. He has also served as a pastor of a southern California church. Barna has written many books on the church and culture including The Habits of Highly Effective Churches, User Friendly Churches, and Marketing the Church. His work has been quoted in Newsweek, Time, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.