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Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices | 
 enlarge | Authors: Frank Viola, George Barna
Publisher: BarnaBooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  205 reviews
Sales Rank: 1190
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 141431485X
Dewey Decimal Number: 262.0017
EAN: 9781414314853
ASIN: 141431485X
Publication Date: January 2008
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Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume reveals the startling truth: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is not rooted in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence in the first-ever book to document the full story of modern Christian church practices.
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 Baby with the Bath Water October 13, 2008
This book gets a lot right so I highly recommend it but with caution. The historical homework is excellent but the application requires caution. The weeknesses seem to be: rigid rejection of most church leadership and the means to selectively support them. There also seems to be a lack of appreciation of the creeds. While one may be uncomfortable with the wooden use of creeds they can provide a useful distillation of the corporate understanding of the Church.
Amen to the premise that the church needs ecclisiological reformation.
 Great book October 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is extremely interesting. There is a huge shift in Christiandom for "something more" and I think Viola and Barna did a great job explaining why so many of us are feeling this way.
The majority of institutionalized churches today absolutely miss the first century concepts of authentic community, familial love and devotion, centrality of Jesus, gathering without ritual, priesthood of the saints, and every-member functioning. The authors give explanations of how this happened and why it shouldn't have happened.
I hightly recommend it for anyone who knows something is missing from their corporate worship and who is longing for something more.
A Must Read October 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best book I've ever read. A must read for any of you who are wondering why you do the things you do every Sunday morning in church, and wondering if there isn't more meant for you.
Excellent book. Informative and challenging October 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
For the Christian seeking more than the status quo in their spiritual life. It's not a devotional, nor easy reading.This will challenge your core beliefs. Not about God or the person of Jesus, but the church. The church of the 21st century has moved away from its founders roots. Jesus still stands as the cornerstone of the church, but the institution of todays church does not even remotely resemble its radical, dynamic, and transformational beginnings. Only read this book if you are seeking for something more in your understanding of His church and your spiritual journey.
The History of Christianity made plain October 4, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been a Christian all my life, but have had doubts about some of its methods. Sure enough, Pagan Christianity, cleared up some of those doubts but I still believe that "Jesus died for my sins." What I read is what is going on today in ministry and music, the culture of the world has invaded the 21st century Church. What I could say in another way is, "the Church has looked across at the Jones' house, and thought that the grass looked greener over there. So, here we go again. We must be like them. I enjoyed the book. The person that suggested that I read it said that it made him mad. Not me, even though some of the eye-openers for me, or confirmations are not an issue if they are done in the right spirit.
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