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Are you frustrated by a tendency to judge others? Pastor and award-winning author Greg Boyd asserts that God shares his unsurpassable worth with each of us, making the practice of judgment foreign to Christian character.
In Repenting of Religion, Boyd shows you how to begin practicing a religion of love rather than embracing judgmental doctrine based on our human perceptions of morality. He exposes lies we have believed about ourselves and others and demonstrates the freedom we have for establishing true biblical community.
If you're ready to reap the rewards of loving others, this book is for you.
"Anything but another run-of-the-mill evangelical book, it is radical and revolutionary. It will make readers think critically about some traditional evangelical habits of the heart."--Roger E. Olson, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
"The local church is called to be God's community of redemption rather than the exclusive clique of rejection it has often become. This is a prophetic call to repentance."--Gilbert Bilezikian, author of Christianity 101
"Mere Christianity is religionless, Boyd rightly says. It is about dancing with the triune God. And, since it's all about mercy, let's love one another and stop judging."--Clark Pinnock, author of Most Moved Mover
Gregory A. Boyd is senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of twelve books, including Seeing is Believing and the best-selling Gold Medallion Award winner Letters from a Skeptic.
| Introduction : waking up to judgment | 13 | |
| Pt. 1 | The Trinity and the goal of creation | |
| 1 | Dancing with Triune God | 23 |
| 2 | Life "in Christ" | 33 |
| 3 | The center is love | 47 |
| Pt. 2 | The forbidden tree | |
| 4 | Becoming the center | 65 |
| 5 | Love and religion | 77 |
| 6 | Love and judgment | 101 |
| Pt. 3 | The lie and the curse | |
| 7 | The lie about God | 125 |
| 8 | The lie about us | 143 |
| 9 | The curse | 157 |
| Pt. 4 | Living in love | |
| 10 | Reversing the curse | 173 |
| 11 | Confronting Pharisees | 195 |
| 12 | Love, confession, and accountability | 209 |
| Epilogue : repenting of religion | 225 |
Anonymous
Posted January 25, 2005
This book opened up the scripture to me in a completely new light. The book of Romans is much less enigmatic and the rest of the Pauline letters take on a more urgent call away from works and towards the obediance that results from Love of God rather than love of your particular religion or doctrinal dogma illustrating how we can trip over the same stumbling blocks as the Jewish converts in early Church.
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Posted July 22, 2004
This book is absolutely foundational to helping us understand the way in which christian faith and love is to be lived out. the discussion of where we get 'life' from is something that is powerful for every christians. Greg challenges traditional christian thought of judgement and love and causes us to truly look at the manner in which we live out our lives. without love, there is nothing.....
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Overview
Are you frustrated by a tendency to judge others? Pastor and award-winning author Greg Boyd asserts that God shares his unsurpassable worth with each of us, making the practice of judgment foreign to Christian character.
In Repenting of Religion, Boyd shows you how to begin practicing a religion of love rather than embracing judgmental doctrine based on our human perceptions of morality. He exposes lies we have ...