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Title: 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid To Touch by Tony Campolo ISBN: 0-8499-3505-9 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 20 January, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I agree with Tony Campolo 110 Percent!
Comment: Tony Campolo is right on the money. People who criticize him do not want to hear that their sins are just as repulsive to God as homosexuality. Dr. Campolo talks about other subjects such as women ministers,public schools, should Christians kill, and is it OK to be rich?
As far as homosexuality and AIDS. Dr. Campolo states that homosexualility is no worse than any other sin, especially the sin of adultery. To say AIDS is a special punishment from God for homosexuality disgraces the character of God. As Tony Campolo says if God uses illness to punish sin then we will ALL be in the hospital. Dr. Campolo urges Christians to reach out to the homosexual community and the people with AIDS with love.
Another topic was women ministers. He felt it was hypocritical to allow women to be ministers over seas but deny them the right to be ordained ministers in this country. Dr. Campolo states that there are many women with very strong ministries. DR. Campolo states that the passasge in scripture in which Paul says women should be quite in church was a reference to women who would use the church to speak out against their husbands. Also, Greco-Roman society was highly male dominate, therefore having women ministers may prevent people from joining the church. This is not the situation today.
Another controversial issue is pulling the plug on terminally ill patients. Dr.Compolo staes that it wrong to keep the body alive my artificial means. One such case are people that are declared brain dead. When the brain stops functioning the body stops functioning.These people are only kept alive by machines. Another case are people who are only kept alive by machines that are fully conscious. Dr. Campolo tells of a wife of a friend who had a disease that made some of her vital organs inoperative. She was in extreme pain and the pain medicine was not working. Without modern medicine she would have died anyway. He is not saying modern medicine is bad, but if these machines are the only thing that is keeping people alive,who are in extreme pain, at a great expense then these machines should be turned off and let nature take its course. He does not condone mercy killing or euthanasia. Dr. campolo is saying that when the body ceases to function naturally and the body is kept alive artificially then the patient and the patient's family has the right to turn of the machines.
I agree with Tony Campolo. Conservative Christians do not like to hear that they are equal sinners to homosexuals. Their sin is also mentioned in the Bible and is equally offensive to God. Tony Campolo is asking people to reach out to others with love and without judgement.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing Book (that is,unless your a blinded fundamentalist!)
Comment: Tony Campolo is an amazing man of God who truly has a relevant message for today's church. Only those who believe that Republicanism and Christianity are indistinguishable would have a difficult time accepting Tony's suggestions in this book. Though I disagree with some of his ideas, I admire his courage in presenting some excellent concepts that the Church needs to face.
Rating: 2
Summary: Put this one back into the oven
Comment: Campolo may be a very popular speaker, especially to the youth. He's funny and very entertaining. Probably there is no more personable a speaker than he. However, entertaining does not equal orthodox. And Campolo holds such a leftist presupposition...why, I suppose you could get fed the same diet at any secular college. From his outlook on homosexuality ("biological factors are the cause," he says) to his almost pantheistic enviromental outlook, I am not convinced that Campolo should be considered evangelical. I appreciate his efforts to deal with some hard-to-tackle topics--and several issues, he actually makes some thoughtful points, including his thoughts on the question on remarriage--but overall this book focuses more on personal opinion rather than proper biblical exegesis. Since Campolo has his left-leaning bias, there is little chance to feast at the table of open dialogue. Perhaps, as he mentions at least once, his views come from his apparently bad experience with "fundamentalist teachers in Bible college." This still does not necessitate a radical swing to the left. Thus, my conclusion is that you are better off leaving this book in its packing box at the shipping plant.
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Title: Carpe Diem by Tony Campolo ISBN: 0849936802 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 22 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Let Me Tell You A Story Life Lessons From Unexpected Places And Unlikely People by Tony Campolo ISBN: 0849942055 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 22 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Which Jesus? : by Tony Campolo ISBN: 0849944031 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Is Jesus a Republican or a Democrat?: And 14 Other Polarizing Issues by Tony Campolo, Anthony Campolo ISBN: 0849910099 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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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: 0310253845 Publisher: Youth Specialties Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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