{"product_id":"christless-christianity-the-alternative-gospel-of-the-american-church-paperback-1","title":"Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Is the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this well-received, insightful book. He argues that while we invoke the name of Christ, too often Christ and the Christ-centered gospel are pushed aside. The result is a message and a faith that are, in Horton's words, \"trivial, sentimental, affirming, and irrelevant.\" This alternative \"gospel\" is a message of moralism, personal comfort, self-help, self-improvement, and individualistic religion. It trivializes God, making him a means to our selfish ends. Horton skillfully diagnoses the problem and points to the solution: a return to the unadulterated gospel of salvation. Now available in trade paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe church in America has been willingly taken captive. \u003c\/b\u003eThe captors are American culture and ideals: consumerism, pragmatism, self-sufficiency, individualism, positive thinking, personal prosperity, and nationalism. These are antithetical to the gospel, but we have nevertheless made them part and parcel with it. We are well on our way to a Christless Christianity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result? A faith that is, in Michael Horton's prophetic words, \"trivial, sentimental, affirming, and irrelevant.\" This alternative \"gospel\" is a message of moralism, personal comfort, self-help, self-improvement, and individualistic religion. It trivializes God, making him a means to our selfish ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this critically acclaimed book, Horton skillfully diagnoses the problem and points to the solution: a return to the unadulterated gospel of salvation. Here is a must-read for anyone concerned about the state and future of Christianity and the church in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A more important and timely volume could not have been written.\"--Thabiti M. Anyabwile, senior pastor, First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Horton's brush is broad--expect loud lamentation from the evangelical camp--but the picture he paints is largely accurate.\"--Parker T. Williamson, editor emeritus and senior correspondent, \u003ci\u003eThe Presbyterian Layman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChristless Christianity \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes Michael Horton as the outstanding protagonist for classical Protestant orthodoxy.\"--Episcopal Bishop C. FitzSimons Allison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Horton (PhD, University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He hosts the \u003ci\u003eWhite Horse Inn\u003c\/i\u003e radio broadcast and is editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eModern Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author\/editor of more than fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003ePutting Amazing Back into Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel-Driven Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel Commission\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Covenant Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He hosts \u003ci\u003eThe White Horse Inn\u003c\/i\u003e radio broadcast and is editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eModern Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author\/editor of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eChristless Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel-Driven Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel Commission\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592558776416,"sku":"9780801072215","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/MCthUG5qdjV0WmdZeDFtc1A4RW83UT09.webp?v=1771455322","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/christless-christianity-the-alternative-gospel-of-the-american-church-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}