Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus
The marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church has eroded our spiritual lives. Taking the best of biblical scholarship, Meyers recasts core Christian concepts in an effort to save Christianity from its obsession with personal salvation. Not a plea to try something brand new, but rather the recovery of something very old, Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to follow Jesus's teachings today.\ For over twenty years, Robin Meyers has been pastor of Mayflower...
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From One of America's Leading Pastors, a Bold Call to Restore Christianity's True Mission: Following Jesus The marriage of bad theology and hypocritical behavior by the church has eroded our spiritual lives. Taking the best of biblical scholarship, Meyers recasts core Christian concepts in an effort to save Christianity from its obsession with personal salvation. Not a plea to try something brand new, but rather the recovery of something very old, Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to follow Jesus's teachings today. Oklahoma City Oklahoman “A perceptive book . . . Not many authors can present such progressive ideas and still come across as reasonable and loving. Meyers masters such a task.”
Prologue: A Preacher's Nightmare: Am I a Christian? 11 Jesus the Teacher, Not the Savior 132 Faith as Being, Not Belief 353 The Cross as Futility, Not Forgiveness 554 Easter as Presence, Not Proof 755 Original Blessing, Not Original Sin 976 Christianity as Compassion, Not Condemnation 1177 Discipleship as Obedience, Not Observance 1418 Justice as Covenant, Not Control 1639 Prosperity as Dangerous, Not Divine 18310 Religion as Relationship, Not Righteousness 203Epilogue: A Preacher's Dream: Faith as Following Jesus 223Acknowledgments 233Notes 235
\ John Shelby Spong"Robin Meyers emerges in Saving Jesus from the Church as a national voice for a new Christianity. He is a well read scholar and a superb communicator. He writes with a refreshing honesty and a disarming authority. This book is a treat."\ \ \ \ \ Diana Butler Bass"With crisply prophetic joy, Meyers calls seekers and believers alike to leave belief about God behind in favor of becoming imitators of Jesus. We can save Jesus from the church, and in doing so, recreate faith communities freed from hypocrisy and filled with hope."\ \ \ Desmond Tutu"Every once in a while, a book comes along that changes everything. This is the book. It is scholarly, pastoral, prophetic, and eloquent—all in equal measure. Robin Meyers has spoken truth to power, and the church he loves will never be the same."\ \ \ \ \ Fred B. Craddock"The time is right for this book and this book is right for the time."\ \ \ \ \ Doctor"Meyers’ insightful and provocative critique of contemporary Christianity will stimulate energetic theologizing: deconstruction, reconstruction, or impassioned defense of the inherited tradition. Thank you, Robin, for convening this urgently needed conversation."\ \ \ \ \ Oklahoma City Oklahoman"A perceptive book . . . Not many authors can present such progressive ideas and still come across as reasonable and loving. Meyers masters such a task."\ \ \ \ \ Oklahoma City Oklahoman“A perceptive book . . . Not many authors can present such progressive ideas and still come across as reasonable and loving. Meyers masters such a task.”\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalIn a progressive rather than negatively critical mode, in strong contrast to much of Far Right Protestantism, pastor/NPR commentator Meyers (philosophy, Oklahoma City Univ.) suggests with typical elegance that a recovery of true Christianity emphasizes compassion over condemnation, blessing over sin, and equity over individual prosperity. Highly recommended.\ \ —Graham Christian\ \
