Saving Jesus from the church : how to stop worshiping Christ and start following Jesus /

Saving Jesus from the church : how to stop worshiping Christ and start following Jesus /

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Author / Creator:	Meyers, Robin R. (Robin Rex), 1952-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : HarperOne, ©2009.
Description:	243 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Christianity -- Essence, genius, nature. Christian life -- United Church of Christ authors. Christian life -- United Church of Christ authors. Christianity -- Essence, genius, nature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13204207

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ISBN:	9780061568213 006156821X 9780061568220 0061568228
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243). committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	Countless thoughtful people are now so disgusted with the marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church that a new Reformation is required in which the purpose of religion itself is reimagined. Meyers takes the best of biblical scholarship and recasts these core Christian concepts to exhort the church to pursue an alternative vision of the Christian life: Jesus as teacher, not savior; Christianity as compassion, not condemnation; Prosperity as dangerous, not divine; discipleship as obedience, not control; religion as relationship, not righteousness. This is not a call to the church to move to the far left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus' teachings today.--From publisher description.

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Summary:	"Scholarly, pastoral, prophetic, and eloquent. The invitation to follow Jesus instead of worshiping Christ could not come at a more important time, or be issued by a more credible source." -- Desmond Tutu "Robin Meyers emerges in Saving Jesus from the Church as a national voice for a new Christianity. He is a well read scholar and a superb communicator. He writes with a refreshing honesty and a disarming authority. This book is a treat." -- John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious Robin Meyers, a rising star of liberal Christianity, restores the true mission of the faith that captures the heart of Jesus's concern for people over "right belief." Saving Jesus from the Church will resonate deeply with those who enjoy the works of John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, and John Dominic Crossan.
Physical Description:	243 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243).
ISBN:	9780061568213 006156821X 9780061568220 0061568228