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Disturbing in a good way | unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters | David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons

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	• unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons Baker Books, 2007 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 115 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Being what we say we are

long over due . unChristian puts the spot light on what we are vs what we say we are. The question is what can we learn and apply for this book?

Now What

In a world that seems to be more and more polarized, it is good that at least some of the more fundamentalist Christians are recognizing that they too may be part of the problem. The proposed responses to this condition should lead to less polarization. We need that.

Disturbing in a good way

Sobering reading for anyone who takes Christianity seriously. Kinnaman and Lyons (they're on the home team, by the way) bring a series of charges gleaned from extensive research on those outside the institutional church against American evangelicalism in particular. Lots of wince-inducing quotes, but if you're not willing to look honestly at where you're screwing up, how can you expect to ever get any better?
The authors deserve the sincere thanks of anyone who cares about the future of the church for their hard work and willingness to tell some pretty unpleasant truths about the American church to the American church.

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The Facts are Compelling

The title of this book intrigued me. The Barna Group is known and appreciated for it's excellence in capturing snapshots of the cultural and spiritual fruit of the American Christian community. I've been a fan of their research. We need to know the facts, and the facts are compelling. Unchristian examines and explains the 'customer service' reviews of those primarily outside of the American church. According to this book, the overall survey rates our efforts as 'Unsatisfactory' (Or, is it just the effective draconian efforts of the media to sway public opinion against Christians?). Every ministry and Christian should prayerfully review their own efforts and motives in light of these results. I know that it encouraged me to stand more firm in the simplicity of the Gospel and it's power to transform. The suggestions towards more relational and cultural sensitivity are good, but not a fundamental prerequisite to evangelism and spiritual care for our generation. We can and should continue to 'be all things to all men' without any compromise to the standard of righteousness that is uniquely 'Christian'.

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Based on groundbreaking Barna Group research, unChristian uncovers the negative perceptions young people have of Christianity and explores what can be done to reverse them.