Taking on the Church: Arrogance and Apathy in American ChurchesLulu.com, 1. okt 2006 - 72 pages This book is an effort to call Christians to accountability for the unapologetic apathy rampant in American organized religion. The author has spent more than six years observing, studying, and debating apathetic "Christians" across the nation. While this book may serve as an indictment on some, it is meant as a reminder that we serve a God of justice and consequences as well as grace, mercy, and compassion. The Scriptures say that "faith without works is dead." It is the author's sincere hope that this book will serve as a wake up call for Christians everywhere to walk the walk as well as we talk the talk. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Our Story | 13 |
Complacency | 21 |
The Causes of Complacency | 32 |
The Result of Complacency | 46 |
Overcoming Complacency | 64 |
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