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Item description for Adventures In Missing The Point by Tony Campolo & Brian McLaren...
There is a stirring among churchgoers. Many are looking at how the Christian faith is being played out, wondering if somehow we're missing the point.
What if there is more to our faith than just getting our souls into heaven? What if there is a power in the gospel that's been kept under lock and key because of our culture-controlled church? If we placed our beliefs and their origins under the microscop
How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel If you're brave enough to take an honest look at the issues facing the culture-controlled church-and the issues in your own life-read on. Do you ever look at how the Christian faith is being lived out in the new millennium and wonder if we're not doing what we're supposed to be doing? That we still haven't quite "gotten it"? That we've missed the point regarding many important issues? It's understandable if we've relied on what we've been told to believe or what's widely accepted by the Christian community. But if we truly turned a constructive, critical eye toward our beliefs and vigorously questioned them and their origins, where would we find ourselves? Bestselling authors Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo invite you to do just that. Join them on an adventure-one that's about uncovering and naming faulty conclusions, suppositions, and assumptions about the Christian faith. In Adventures in Missing the Point, the authors take turns addressing how we've missed the point on crucial topics such as: salvation, the Bible, being postmodern, worship, homosexuality, truth, and many more.
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Item Specifications...
Studio: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Pages 304
Dimensions: Length: 8.98" Width: 6.08" Height: 0.81"
Weight: 0.89 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Feb 1, 2006
Publisher Zondervan
ISBN 0310267137
ISBN13 9780310267133
UPC 025986267131
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Publishers description for Adventures In Missing The Point...
How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the GospelIf you're brave enough to take an honest look at the issues facing the culture--controlled church---and the issues in your own life---read on. Do you ever look at how the Christian faith is being lived out in the new millennium and wonder if we're not doing what we're supposed to be doing? That we still haven't quite 'gotten it'? That we've missed the point regarding many important issues? It's understandable if we've relied on what we've been told to believe or what's widely accepted by the Christian community. But if we truly turned a constructive, critical eye toward our beliefs and vigorously questioned them and their origins, where would we find ourselves? Best-selling authors Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo invite you to do just that. Join them on an adventure---one that's about uncovering and naming faultyconclusions, suppositions, and assumptions about the Christian faith. In Adventures in Missing the Point, the authors take turns addressing how we've missed the point on crucial topics such as: salvation, the Bible, being postmodern, worship, homosexuality, truth, and many more. |
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Reviews - What do customers think about Adventures In Missing The Point?
 | Missing the point is right... Mar 3, 2007 |
| These two guys are experts at missing the point of the gospel. They are more concerned with social issues than they are with saving souls and bringing people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. | | |  | It's an Adventure! Jan 3, 2007 |
I bought this book while preparing to teach a class on the Emerging Church for my seminary. While I am still adapting to Brian McLaren's style, I share a denominational identity with Tony Campolo, so I was happy to find a book that featured both people in dialog.
Having established that I'm already biased in favor of the writers, I was extremely happy with the book, both in terms of the positions they took and the general "give and take" between the writers on the various issues. There are a lot of people who are going to take issue with this book, but it tackles things that the rest of the world thinks the church has become blind to, and does it very well. The fact that they could differ from time to time, usually with well-reasoned positions, was very helpful.
So here's what I am taking from this book: It's a good starting place for exposing people to some of the dialog that is going on in the Emerging Church; It helped me get some better insight into Brian McLaren's thought by standing him alongside someone I already deeply respect; and it discussed some issues that churches need to stop running from and start talking about. In the process, it might offend a lot of people, but if it gets them talking, it has achieved its objective. | | | | Very thought provoking! Dec 28, 2006 |
I have to agree that the book is mistitled but is nevertheless a good read. Throughout the book, McLaren and Tony Campolo gave their opinions on issues, but never really explained how the point was being missed (maybe they missed the point? haha). I thought it was going to be a book that explained how we as Christians get so caught up in proving A point to people (especially to each other), that we forget THE point, and that is to draw people closer to Christ.
It was nothing like that. Campolo and McLaren did touch on that here and there, but mostly focused on presenting their ideas on how to live Christian lives and deal with issues in our present culture. Their ideas fall mostly on the moderate side of things, which I like. But if you are a fundamentalist, you will definitely disagree with at least most of it (although I would still recommend it to you because it should make you think, and I personally like books that make me think, whether I agree with them or not).
The language is easy to understand and interesting. I enjoyed the format, because McLaren and Campolo each write their thoughts on the issue, and occasionally they disagree. I like that you get two perspectives on issues, such as media. A couple times, I was thinking "yes, yes, I totally agree!" during the chapter. Then, at the end of the chapter where the other one responds, I would say, "oh. That's a good point, too. Hmm." It really made me think.
For me, a 23 year old who is still figuring out her belief system and is getting out of the conservative side into the moderate side, this book became a GREAT resource in figuring out what I believe and giving me good arguments as to why. | | |  | Twin Sons of Different Mothers Dec 18, 2006 |
Brian McLaren and Tony Compolo share the same space in different generations as Christian ministers/writers. Both are iconoclastic, yet have a boundless love for God and a deep but qualified love for God's church. In this book they carry on a conversation-a series of essays followed by a response that help the reader understand their theological views, and at the same time hear the critique of those who might be of a different generation.
The authors break the discussion down into three general areas-God, World and Soul. Included as topics are issues such as salvation, theology, Kingdom of God, End Times, the Bible and particularly running thru many of them the role of culture in shaping our theology and practice. The essays are short and the give and take is enlightening.
I found this to be a stimulating read, and as I suspect the authors wished, I found myself wanting to read more of their work. Good book, highly recommend | | | | Listen and Think Nov 2, 2006 |
| This excellent set of commentaries by two authors is thoughtful and very much makes one think. Instead of merely comforting you by affirming the wisdom of your Christian faith, the authors alternatively address certain issues and then comment and expand on the other's remarks. We used in a small group setting and the result was lively and helpful discussion. | | | Write your own review about Adventures In Missing The Point
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