At the outset of stealing jesus, bawer brushes aside wornout phrases like fundamentalism and liberalism, traditional and modern, biblical. When harry emerson fosdick preached his famous 1922 sermon, shall the fundamentalists win. Within a few years, it seemed that fosdick was right. Stealing jesus was a hugely wasted opportunity in my opinion. In it he criticizes the leaders of what he labels the church of law, which focuses rigid doctrinal. Our ministry at monergism involves providing quality christian literature in. Notes some of books may not available for your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source. How fundamentalism betrays christianity bawer, bruce on.
Stealing jesus how fundamentalism betrays christianity this book list for those who looking for to read and enjoy the stealing jesus how fundamentalism betrays christianity, you can read or download pdf epub books and dont forget to give credit to the trailblazing authors. The time is past, says bruce bawer, when denominational names and other traditional labels provided an accurate reflection of christian americas religious beliefs and practices. When harry emerson fosdick preached his famous 1922. How fundamentalism betrays christianity bruce bawer download bok. The scofield reference bible, for those unfamiliar with it, emphasizes and. In stealing jesus, a bracing and compulsively readable book, bawer demonstrates that fundamentalist doctrineswhich its adherents claim are traditional christianity in its purest formin fact were not formulated until the early 19th century, or codified until publication of the scofield reference bible in 1909. Ultimately i was disappointed in the authors narrow views seen more in other books than in this one. Bohl bruce bawer is one of todays most perceptive and articulate cultural critics, especially in the arena of the religious cultural, political and theological climates. The book itself is a very interesting exploration of fundamentalist christianity and the historical jesus, as well as how different debates have shaped evangelical churches today. The response of fundamentalist protestants and traditional catholics to the book was more critical. Stealing jesus how fundamentalism betrays christianity.
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