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Title: Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren, Tony Campolo ISBN: 0-310-25384-5 Publisher: Youth Specialties Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Unconventional Wisdom "Light"
Comment: The title of this volume drew me in initially, because I thought the book would address how much the Gospel of Jesus Christ has become a cultural/traditional variant of the Gospel. Did it deliver? YES, but a message as important as this could have been given a bit more depth. The discussion on the heaven-centered Salvation Gospel of most Evangelicals was useful (for example, foregiveness is the beginning, not the goal of redemption). Needful as well were the chapters on DOUBT (honest doubt can be therapeutic), and the BIBLE which urge the reader to give up the fundamentalist prejudice that rigorous thinking is not God's will.
The section on Salvation is a needed and fair challenge to old assumptions, but overlooks the deeper, eternal purpose of God, which preceded even the covenant people. The authors' biblical arguments all begin with Abraham instead of Adam.
The BIBLE chapter is good, but thin. The points made are dealt with more powerfully in books like "Biblical Dyslexia." McLaren seems to be "missing the point" when he reminds us that Jesus never preached against homosexuality. In 1st-century Judea, there was consensus on such things, no in-your-face "Gay Pride" marches or Christopher Street parades. McLaren points out the difference between homosexual "orientation" and homosexual practice fair enough, but it would also have been fair to mention that homosexual lifestyles are--biblically speaking--one clear sign of God's abandonment (Rom 1).
Bottom lines: Definitely worthwhile! Convincing writing style. The authors leave the reader with some useful nuggets for new thinking about our faith. If you ALREADY ARE a thinking pilgrim, this book may seem a bit "lightweight." The book is broad rather than deep, which is OK. The authors' intention is probably to provoke some unthought thoughts rather than provide a dissertation and their book serves the purpose well.
Rating: 5
Summary: Have I really missed the point that Bad!
Comment: This book is a great read. Mclaren's A New Kind of Christian was the first book of his which I read and opened my mind up for this deeper look at the individual issues. I am normally quite a quick reader, however with this I had to spend a lot of time. I found myself only really ever being able to read a chapter a night so that I could have the entire next day a school and work to formulate my thoughts and process what I had read. I found that I tend to agree with Mclaren more than Campolo however Campolos points were interesting because he brought a more fundamentalist point of view to the table, which made the book feel like you were attending a debate.---Incredably mind flexing---definately worth the money.
Rating: 3
Summary: Tony & Brian sometimes miss the point...BUT,
Comment: ...This is a pretty good, concise compilation of issues and subjects about theology and God and life and everything in between.
Many of Brian's perspectives were encouraging and great, but most of the time, I felt like Tony was missing the point on many of the issues. Perhaps more when he rebuttled...I don't know....but that was until I got to the environmentalism chapter and the homosexuality chapter which were both very interesting, offering insight that's often never spoken of in today's Christian circles.
When all is said and done though, rarely was I enthralled or "wowed" while reading. Much of the stuff they were stating was good and it was a little-too-close to "preaching to the choir" in some areas, but nonetheless, it was a helpful exploration of these issues that sort-of-scratched the surface of theology, which is good.
I only wish they had just written more on each subject....and perhaps covered less issues....then it would've been a much deeper read.
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Title: The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0787963879 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 21 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 078795599X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 28 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Emerging Church, The by Dan Kimball, Rick Warren, Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0310245648 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: More Ready Than You Realize by Brian D. McLaren ISBN: 0310239648 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives by Leonard Sweet, Andy Crouch, Brian D. McLaren, Erwin Raphael McManus, Michael Horton, Frederica Matthewes-Green ISBN: 0310254876 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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