Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren, Tony Campolo Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel
Book Review: Listen and Think
Summary: 5 Stars
This excellent set of commentaries by two authors is thoughtful and very much makes one think. Instead of merely comforting you by affirming the wisdom of your Christian faith, the authors alternatively address certain issues and then comment and expand on the other's remarks. We used in a small group setting and the result was lively and helpful discussion.Book Review: Missing the point is right...
Summary: 1 Stars
These two guys are experts at missing the point of the gospel. They are more concerned with social issues than they are with saving souls and bringing people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.Book Review: Succinct, unintimidating, and very teachable...
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading the other reviews for this book, I'm reminded how WIDE is the space we inhabit under the banner of Christianity. And I am glad it is so.
Moreso, I am thankful that individuals like McLaren, Campolo, Leonard Sweet and Dave Tomlinson ("The Post Evangelical") are comfortable with conversational approaches to these difficult issues of transitional cultures, worldviews and religious environments. They seem more than willing to dialogue and face pushback without becoming overly defensive or retaliatory. It is their behavior in THIS regard that I believe will mark a "Postmodern Church" (whatever that really means) as distinctly different from a church entrenched in modernism, which sees all disagreements and pluralist viewpoints as threats to be vanquished.
The greatest praise I have for "Adventures in Missing the Point" is how TEACHABLE it is. I regularly bring this book into the Wednesday night Bible Study I lead for high school students, and use the questions raised in the book to generate discussion. The kids don't always agree with it, which is fine, but it certainly sparks discussion, and is clear and simple enough for them to grasp.
One of my favorite pieces is the analogy of "The Race" where all of the runners stop running and begin celebrating the moment they cross the STARTING Line. Very poignant.
Peter J. Walker
www.EssenceProject.blogspot.com
Book Review: The title speaks for itself
Summary: 4 Stars
i believe this a powerful book that helps develop what you believe and why you believe it...to many of us Christians have honestly missed the point on what the sole purpose of Jesus' ministry was all about...i hope you get the opportunity to take out a few weeks to read this...its informative, and it will leave you questioning...not your faith, but why you believe the way you believe...Book Review: Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Summary: 4 Stars
Brian McLaren and Tony Compolo share the same space in different generations as Christian ministers/writers. Both are iconoclastic, yet have a boundless love for God and a deep but qualified love for God's church. In this book they carry on a conversation-a series of essays followed by a response that help the reader understand their theological views, and at the same time hear the critique of those who might be of a different generation.
The authors break the discussion down into three general areas-God, World and Soul. Included as topics are issues such as salvation, theology, Kingdom of God, End Times, the Bible and particularly running thru many of them the role of culture in shaping our theology and practice. The essays are short and the give and take is enlightening.
I found this to be a stimulating read, and as I suspect the authors wished, I found myself wanting to read more of their work. Good book, highly recommend