Book Review: Pagan Christianity
Pagan Christianity is an eye-opening delineation of how numerous traditions, customs, and practices have been erroneously introduced to the church that Jesus' followers started. This lengthy list lacks substantive Biblical support.
Among the things we got wrong are the church building, the sermon, the paid pastor, dressing up for church, tithing, how we baptize and celebrate communion, and Christian education. The book's concluding chapters provide insight into how to best study, understand, and use the Bible to retain its original intent. Reminding us that Jesus was a revolutionary, the authors show that opposing the religious status quo is not without precedent.
In determining how to respond to this enumeration of deviations from Biblical command and practice, we are encouraged to pursue new approaches to worship, spiritual growth, managing resources, and understanding our identity. However, these are not found in something new, as much as something old — about 2,000 years old — the organic church, as modeled by the early church.
Meticulously researched and amply footnoted, with discussion questions for each chapter, Pagan Christianity
can serve equally well as a primer on Biblical Christianity, a discussion guide, or a research tool.
[Read more reviews of books with a spiritual focus.]
Among the things we got wrong are the church building, the sermon, the paid pastor, dressing up for church, tithing, how we baptize and celebrate communion, and Christian education. The book's concluding chapters provide insight into how to best study, understand, and use the Bible to retain its original intent. Reminding us that Jesus was a revolutionary, the authors show that opposing the religious status quo is not without precedent.
In determining how to respond to this enumeration of deviations from Biblical command and practice, we are encouraged to pursue new approaches to worship, spiritual growth, managing resources, and understanding our identity. However, these are not found in something new, as much as something old — about 2,000 years old — the organic church, as modeled by the early church.
Meticulously researched and amply footnoted, with discussion questions for each chapter, Pagan Christianity
can serve equally well as a primer on Biblical Christianity, a discussion guide, or a research tool.
[Read more reviews of books with a spiritual focus.]
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 3/16/2009 1:10 PM 
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