Remedial Christianity
What Every Believer Should Know about the Faith,
but Probably Doesn't Paul Alan Laughlin  Remedial Christianity views Christianity from both within and
without. With a wide angle, it views Christianity as one of the world's major religions and contrasts and compares its doctrine and practice with those of other great religions. In narrower
focus, it examines not only the distinctively Christian beliefs, but the breadth of Christianities within Christianity. Written clearly and with humor, Remedial Christianity provides a valuable
tool for everyone seeking to understand Christianity and to forge a viable and sustainable personal faith.
"An excellent, amazingly thorough and consistently interesting book, clear and lively writing, substantial, provocative and yet sound. Admirably
suited for college and church classroom use, as well as for individual readers."
— Marcus Borg, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time |
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"It is surprising that so many people who fill our church pews on Sundays and refer to themselves as Christians have very little knowledge of the
Faith they embrace. This book is a wonderful introductory text to use in filling that void. It is a clear and readable overview of Christianity that mixes humor with education.
Remedial Christianity will be a welcome addition to our curriculum."
—Rev. Dr. Mary Tumpkin, President, Universal Foundation for Better Living |
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"For years I have wished to find a book such as this, one that is sufficiently lucid and cogent to be understood by non-specialists. It has been
said that, just as an unexamined life is not worth living, a faith that is exempt from examination or confirmation (or dis-confirmation) is not worth having, and that the Church is
doing its best work when it is busy asking questions, not giving answers. Remedial Christianity
is an ideal point of departure for anyone who embraces either of those propositions." —Rick Hubbard, The
American Alliance for Religious Literacy |
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Paul Alan Laughlin is Professor and former Chair of the Department of
Religion and Philosophy at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, where he teaches Comparative Religions and American Religious History. He is the author of Getting Oriented (2005). Retail Price: $20.00 — Become a Westar Institute Member and receive a 20%
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Paperback, 288 pages, illustration
2000 ISBN 0-944344-77-1 Copyright |
