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Almost Christian
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Author : Kenda Creasy Dean
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-16
Almost Christian written by Kenda Creasy Dean and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-16 with Religion categories.
Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion--the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers--Kenda Creasy Dean's compelling new book, Almost Christian, investigates why American teenagers are at once so positive about Christianity and at the same time so apathetic about genuine religious practice. In Soul Searching, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton found that American teenagers have embraced a "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism"--a hodgepodge of banal, self-serving, feel-good beliefs that bears little resemblance to traditional Christianity. But far from faulting teens, Dean places the blame for this theological watering down squarely on the churches themselves. Instead of proclaiming a God who calls believers to lives of love, service and sacrifice, churches offer instead a bargain religion, easy to use, easy to forget, offering little and demanding less. But what is to be done? In order to produce ardent young Christians, Dean argues, churches must rediscover their sense of mission and model an understanding of being Christian as not something you do for yourself, but something that calls you to share God's love, in word and deed, with others. Dean found that the most committed young Christians shared four important traits: they could tell a personal and powerful story about God; they belonged to a significant faith community; they exhibited a sense of vocation; and they possessed a profound sense of hope. Based on these findings, Dean proposes an approach to Christian education that places the idea of mission at its core and offers a wealth of concrete suggestions for inspiring teens to live more authentically engaged Christian lives. Persuasively and accessibly written, Almost Christian is a wake up call no one concerned about the future of Christianity in America can afford to ignore.
The Almost Christian Discovered
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Release Date : 1856
The Almost Christian Discovered written by Matthew Mead and has been published by Pantianos Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with History categories.
Matthew Mead guides Christians who wish to know whether they have taken the spiritual and emotional steps necessary to attain conversion to the faith. Mead takes a multi-faceted approach to conversion; the journey of Christians varies in length, some must walk far and do much to enter the faith. Many must try for successive years, held back by personal circumstances or persistent shortfalls of character. What keeps a person 'almost Christian' is discussed at length, with examples given of those who frequently come close, but do not quite make it and become true believers in the Lord. The central pillar of Christian belief is the admission that Christ is the keystone to all salvation; there can be no half-measures in this. Another common pitfall is refusing to accept aspects of Christ's divinity, or his prophecies or his being the Son of God. Refusing to give up a sin, be it one of pride, lust or weak will, is another trait that keeps a believer 'almost Christian'. Writing in the mid-17th century, Mead was part of the Puritan movement, working as an educator and lecturer on religious topics. He worked at multiple churches in England and in Holland, and was affiliated to the east London borough of Stepney for most of his life.
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1815
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The Almost Christian Discovered Or The False Professor Tryed And Cast
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1742
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The Almost Christian Discovered Or The False Professor Tried And Cast Being The Substance Of Seven Sermons
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1819
The Almost Christian Discovered Or The False Professor Tried And Cast Being The Substance Of Seven Sermons written by Matthew Mead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1819 with categories.
The Almost Christian
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Author : John Wesley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1787
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The Almost Christian A Sermon
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Author : John Wesley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1741
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The Almost Christian Discovered
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-12
The Almost Christian Discovered written by Matthew Mead and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-12 with Religion categories.
Excerpt from The Almost Christian Discovered: Or the False Professor Tried and Cast There may he cant associated with any thing which interests the heart of man, from the play-thing of his childhood to the gravest pursuit of his ripened years: and to discard the culture, or the develop ment, or the guardianship of those specific im pressions which Christianity engraves on the hearts of its subjects, because they have been leagued with absurdity, or hackneyed in the jargon of fools, would be to adopt a principle which goes to the sub version of all confidence in human affairs - a pretext which would never be thought of but for a deep and deadly dislike to the spirit of Christianity itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher: Trieste Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-02
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Author : Matthew Mead
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1788 edition. Excerpt: ... grace of God) he was become a preacher of' the gofpel, now the Jews hate him, and sought to kill him, verse 21. He was once against Christ, and then manywere for him; but now that he was for Christ, all were against him; his being an enemy to Jesus, made others his friends; but when he came to own Jesus, then they became his enemies. And this was the great charge they had against him, that of a great opposer, he wasbecome a great prosessor. Because God had changed him, therefore this enraged them; as if they would be the worse because God had made him better. God had wrought on him by grace, and they seem to envy him the grace of God. "Hie vir invider mihi gratkm Christi." He preached no treason, nor sowed no sedition, only he preached repentance and faith in. Christ and the resurrection; and for this he was called into question. This is the Breviat and sum of Paul's desence and plea for himself, which you sind in the sequel of the chapter, had a different efsect upon his judges. Festus seems to censure him, verse 24. Agrippa seems to be convinced by him, verse 28. The whole bench seems to acquit him verse 30, 31. Festus he thinks-Paul was beside himself. Agrippa he is almost persuaded to mhe such an one as himself. Festus thinks him mad because he did not understand the doc trine of Christ and the resurrection. "Much learning hath made thee mad. Dei sapientia mundi est; insania," Male, in loc' Agrippa he Ic so affected with his plea, that he almost w; ought into his principle. Paul pleads so effectually for his religion, that Agrippa seems to be upoh the turning point to his prosession. "Pu'tar heminem effe sas naticum," Mar. in loc. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." Almost, (en oligo) so the...