| Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church Contributor(s): Horton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801072212 ISBN-13: 9780801072215 Publisher: Baker Books OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: 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 well-received, 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 problem and points to the solution: a return to the unadulterated gospel of salvation. Now available in trade paper. |
Contributor Bio(s): Horton, Michael: - Michael Horton (PhD, University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He hosts The White Horse Inn radio broadcast and is editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine. He is the author/editor of more than twenty books, including Christless Christianity, The Gospel-Driven Life, and The Gospel Commission. |