God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living for - Couverture souple

Lehner, Ulrich L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1594717486 ISBN 13 : 9781594717482

Editeur : Ave Maria Press, 2017

Synopsis

Ulrich L. Lehner reintroduces Christians to the true Godnot the polite, easygoing, divine therapist who doesnt ask much of us, but the Almighty God who is unpredictable, awe-inspiring, and demands our entire lives. Stripping away the niceties with a sling blade, Lehner shows that God is more strange and beautiful than we imagine, and wants to know and transform us in the most intimate way. Lehner challenges the God of popular culture and many of our churches and reintroduces the God of the Bible and traditional Christianity. As Lehner writes in the books introduction, ""We all need the vaccine of the true transforming and mysterious character of God: The God who shows up in burning bushes, speaks through donkeys, drives demons into pigs, throws Saul from his horse, and appears to St. Francis. Its only this God who has the power to challenge us, change us, and make our lives dangerous."" This book is not safe. It may startle and annoy many peopleincluding those who purport to teach and preach the Gospel, but are missing it, according to Lehner. God Is Not Nice intends to overthrow all of our popular misconceptions about God, inviting us to ask deeper questions about the nature of our lives and our relationship with him.|Ulrich L. Lehner reintroduces Christians to the true Godnot the polite, easygoing, divine therapist who doesnt ask much of us, but the Almighty God who is unpredictable, awe-inspiring, and demands our entire lives. Stripping away the niceties with a sling blade, Lehner shows that God is more strange and beautiful than we imagine, and wants to know and transform us in the most intimate way. Lehner challenges the God of popular culture and many of our churches and reintroduces the God of the Bible and traditional Christianity. As Lehner writes in the books introduction, ""We all need the vaccine of the true transforming and mysterious character of God: The God who shows up in burning bushes, speaks through donkeys, drives demons into pigs, throws Saul from his horse, and appears to St. Francis. Its only this God who has the power to challenge us, change us, and make our lives dangerous."" This book is not safe. It may startle and annoy many peopleincluding those who purport to teach and preach the Gospel, but are missing it, according to Lehner. God Is Not Nice intends to overthrow all of our popular misconceptions about God, inviting us to ask deeper questions about the nature of our lives and our relationship with him.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ulrich L. Lehner is professor of religious history and theology at Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ave Maria Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594717486
• ISBN 13: 9781594717482
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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