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by: Gregory A. Boyd
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 322
EAN: 9780310267317
ISBN: 0310267315
Label: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: May 01, 2007
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date: May 01, 2007
Sales Rank: 11252
Studio: Zondervan
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Arguing from Scripture and history, Dr. Boyd makes a compelling case that whenever the church gets too close to any political or national ideology, it is disastrous for the church and harmful to society. Dr. Boyd contends that the American Evangelical Church has allowed itself to be co-opted by the political right (and some by the political left) and exposes how this is harming the church’s unique calling to build the kingdom of God. In the course of his argument, Dr. Boyd challenges some of the most deeply held convictions of evangelical Christians in America – for example, that America is, or ever was, “a Christian nation” or that Christians ought to be trying to “take America back for God.”
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Rating:  - Myth Busted!!
Gregory A. Boyd's controversial work is actually a collection of a series of sermons he gave at his church, Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The title reads like a historical treatment, but is actually a call to practice spirituality outside of the realms of nationality and politics.
Boyd develops two premises: he describes the Kingdom of the Sword, which is the mindset of the world, and the Kingdom of the Cross, which is a mindset that resembles Christ. He proposes that ... Read More
Rating:  - The Myth of a Christian America
A very Powerful read!
I am sure very Controversial read for many.
But I did understand what the writer was talking about.
A very good point how Religion is being used and abused in today's America
Rating: - Not a politician
Boyd does not take a stance of being republican or democratic. I was a little skeptical about reading this book at first because I do not like politics very much and thought that was what Boyd was going to be pushing. Boy was I wrong. Boyd talks about the difference between the Kingdom of the World and the Kingdom of God. He opened my eyes up to God's Kingdom in a way I had never really viewed it before. This is a great read to stretch you current views, and open your mind to being mindful of ... Read More
Rating: - Whoa! What a message!
I was so blessed to have had two evangelicals in my life (first 3 to 4 years ago a protestant one, then until very recently a Catholic one) and to get to spend hours and hours a day in professional contact with them. Both, however, seemed to want to twist my arm a bit in order to think that being conservative was really the only holy, sanctified choice. The Catholic one, beloved, even had a minion of his (keep in mind that minion originally implied protege and favor and of royal blood in a royal court) ... Read More
Rating: - A Must Read!
I just recently finsihed reading Gregory Boyd's book entitled, The Myth Of A Christian Nation. I was given this book as a gift from a friend who happens to be a Freewill Baptist Minister. At last there is hope! This book should be a required reading for every church member. The people in this country are so ignorant of real history and of the true tenents of Jesus' ministry. This is not one of those books that attempts to label the forefathers as die-hard Diests, although their Diestic tendencies are ... Read More
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