I Like Jesus But Not Church: Following Jesus without Following Organized Religion

Here for emerging generations who are open spiritually but skeptical about the church and Christianity is a coffee-house view of six of the most common objections emerging generations make to Christianity and the church, with answers based on the words and actions of Jesus to provide a clearer picture of vintage Christianity. A lot of confusion and misinformation existed about emerging Christianity in the first centuries. Again in the 21st century we see a rising amount of confusion about vintage Christianity. Thus a significant number of members of the emerging generations are becoming mistrustful and closed to Christianity and the church. Ironically, however, at the same time they are very respectful and open to Jesus. The author interviewed dozens of twenty- and thirty-somethings who are outside the reach of today's church. The book addresses what they consider the most pressing objections: * Christianity has become a modern organized religion of rules. * Christianity misuses, abuses, and misunderstands the Bible. * Christianity is arrogant and closed-minded toward other world faiths. * Christianity is male dominated, controlling, and female oppressive. * Christianity is homophobic and sexually uptight. * Christianity has a history of hypocrisy, non-caring attitudes, and causes violence. Each chapter is organized as follows: * An objection to Christianity is realistically raised, drawing on coffee-house conversations with twenty and thirty-somethings. * The person and teaching of Jesus are used to answer the objection and clarify understanding. * A personal challenge is given to respond to what Jesus taught or demonstrated to result in a clearer picture of vintage Christianity.Kimball, Dan is the author of 'I Like Jesus But Not Church: Following Jesus without Following Organized Religion', published 2007 under ISBN 9780310268697 and ISBN 0310268699.