Letter to the American Church

by Eric Metaxas

Overview

In an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy warns of the haunting similarities between today’s American church and the German church of the 1930s. Echoing Bonhoeffer’s prophetic call, Eric Metaxas exhorts his fellow Christians to repent of their silence in the face of evil before it is too late.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684513901
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	30,853
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Eric Metaxas is an author whose books have been translated into twenty-five languages. The host of a nationally syndicated radio show and the acclaimed conversation series Socrates in the City, he is a prominent cultural commentator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives with his family in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 What Is the Church? 1

Chapter 2 Does God Ask Us to See the Future? 17

Chapter 3 "Unless You Repent" 21

Chapter 4 "The Church and the Jewish Question" 33

Chapter 5 12,000 Pastors 41

Chapter 6 The Spiral of Silence 51

Chapter 7 Two Errors of Faith 55

Chapter 8 The Church Paralyzed 67

Chapter 9 The Idol of Evangelism 75

Chapter 10 Speaking the Truth in Love 87

Chapter 11 Be Ye Not Political 95

Chapter 12 Who Do You Say God Is? 107

Chapter 13 The Parable of the Talents 111

Chapter 14 Justifying Ourselves 117

Chapter 15 "Religionless Christianity" 125

Chapter 16 The Final Push 131

Editorial Reviews

"This book is like a bucket of cold water thrown into the face of a sleeping church. I found myself arguing with Eric over some points, but I was struck with the uncanny parallels he draws between the compliant churches in Nazi Germany and our churches today. If you are inclined to think you might disagree with what he has to say, here is my challenge: read this book and ask yourself ‘where does Eric have it wrong’?. I think you will find that question more difficult to answer than you expected. I personally think this is Eric Metaxas’ most important book for us today." -Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus, Moody Church, Chicago

"Eric Metaxas has spent years researching and writing about giants of our faith; from that wealth of insight and understanding he has taken a new step. In Letter to the American Church he has issued a call to action. The message is historically informed, Biblically sound and I believe “Spirit-directed”. I pray every Christ follower in our nation will take to the time to read and consider what Eric has presented." -Pastor Allen Jackson, World Outreach Church

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