Note from MK: We'll be doing something a little
different on this blog over the next 18 weeks. Author Eric Shuster is touring
his upcoming book Where are the Christians, available mid-May
2013. As you know, I prefer to keep this blog neutral, politically and
religiously. However, I must admit I have a personal interest in the study of
various religions. Not for religion sake, but for the study itself. I am in no
way promoting a specific religion, and I know the author welcomes discussion. I
hope you'll join me in welcoming author Eric Shuster as he shares with us
glimpses of this fascinating book.
WHERE ARE THE CHRISTIANS?
from author Eric Shuster
Ponder
if you will the state of our world; and in particular the condition of America.
Although one can easily argue the United States is still the greatest nation in
the world and a country so many desire to come to—even risk their lives to
enter into—there is no denying America’s social, moral and spiritual fabric
continues to deteriorate at an accelerated pace. For many this is an alarming
and discouraging trend.
Now consider the fact that 76% of Americans claim to be Christian, making the United States one of the highest per-capita Christian nations in the world. A nation full of Christians in a deteriorating society? If this indeed be the case then WHERE ARE THE CHRISTIANS? To solve this conundrum author Eric Shuster gives us a book that bears this question as its title with the promise of answers and a unique journey for readers.
Where
are the Christians? uses
the classic format of who, what, where and how to explore Christianity and the
dynamics that unite and divide the religion into the unrealized potential it
suffers from today (thus the subtitle of the book—the Unrealized Potential
of a Divided Religion). The book enlightens readers as to who the
Christians are from a historical perspective; what a Christian is from a
spiritual perspective; where the Christians are from a behavioral
perspective; and how Christianity can be strengthened and more united
from a societal perspective. Where are the Christians? examines hundreds
of Biblical and scholarly sources, analyzing data from a multitude of studies
leading to unique perspectives and solutions to the challenges facing
Christianity in the modern era.
Where are the Christians? contains 17 chapters arranged into four
sections:
·
SECTION 1: WHO ARE THE CHRISTIANS?—a history: 4
chapters providing a concise history of Christianity spread across four
distinct periods: Evangelization and Formation, Legitimacy and
Codification, Corruption and Division, and Reform and Denominational
Proliferation.
·
SECTION 2: WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?—a definition: 4
chapters examining the definition of a Christian from the perspectives of the
world, the Bible, landmark religious studies, and what Shuster refers to as
“Modern Day Pharisees.”
·
SECTION 3: WHERE ARE THE CHRISTIANS?—a categorization: 5
chapters profiling the five types of modern Christians including a unique and
enlightening exercise to help readers understand what type of Christian they
are among the five.
·
SECTION 4 – HOW IS CHRISTIANITY TO UNITE?—a vision: 4
chapters describing the ways Christians in America can unite into a force for
good by focusing on individuals, families, churches and communities.
For
the next 17 weeks author Eric Shuster will take us on a tour through each of
the chapters of Where are the Christians? providing a glimpse of what
the book is all about—the questions it will answer, the insights it will
provide, and the vision it lays out in bringing together a deeply divided
religion into realizing its true potential for America. This is one tour you
won’t want to miss!
Go
to www.findyourchristianity.com
to watch the book trailer, find out what type of Christian you are, and to
order the book.
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