When Christians Get It Wrong (Revised)
More and more young adults have opted out of Christianity and the church. The reason? Christians.
When young adults talk about the problems they have with Christianity and the church, they often name certain attitudes and behaviors they believe are practiced too often by Christians: judging others, condemning people of other faiths, rejecting science, injecting politics into faith, and being anti-homosexual. With his familiar style, Adam Hamilton tackles these issues and addresses the how’s and why’s of Christians getting it right when it comes to being Christ in the world.
Those who read When Christians Get It Wrong will gain a different way of understanding the issues that keep people away from Christianity and keep Christians from living a more compelling faith. Because, honestly, if we don’t start getting it right, we may lose an entire generation.
Based on interviews and correspondence with dozens of young adults who are spiritually active and aware, yet who have been disenfranchised by institutional Christianity.
Names the attitudes and actions on the part of Christians that lead young adult seekers to reject the church.
Offers a hopeful vision of what Christian faith can be, when it is lived out according to the teachings and spirit of Jesus.
Will help young adult seekers name and better understand their questions and reservations about institutional Christianity.
Will help readers experience Christian faith as a path of forgiveness, acceptance, and service, rather than judgmentalness and disagreement.
Product Details
- Title : When Christians Get It Wrong (Revised)
- Author: Hamilton, Adam
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN: 9781426716195
Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton’s congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013.
Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of The Walk, Simon Peter, Creed, Half Truths, The Call, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours That Changed the World, John, Revival, Not a Silent Night, Enough, When Christians Get It Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, all published by Abingdon Press. Learn more about Adam Hamilton at AdamHamilton.com.