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| unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons
Publisher: Baker Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 663
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0801013003
Dewey Decimal Number: 277.3083
EAN: 9780801013003
ASIN: 0801013003
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Loved this book! December 3, 2007
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is one of the most thought provoking Christian books I have read. It is well written, insightful and life changing. It is a book every Christian should read.
A "must read" November 25, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I found the information from this book very eye opening and also practical in understanding what the 19-29 yr. old generation may be experiencing - as well as our children who are in the same age group. I appreciated the fact that this is not a "Christian bashing" book, nor does the author suggest or imply compromising the gospel for the sake of relating with a culture or generation. I suggested the book to two older adult Christians we know personally. Unfortunately they were not open to reading it based on the title, assuming that it would speak poorly about Christians and give a bad image of us. Case-in-point from the book data, I guess...
Great Insights and Suggestions November 19, 2007
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
This really is a great read. It doesn't overwhelm you with too many stats, while at the same time giving you helpful information you can use. It really is a gut check on where you are as a beleiver and where your church is in relation to your community. Like I said, it is a great read.
Hope for a New Generation November 16, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're a Christian and ever wondered about the perceptions people hold about your faith, you need to read this book. After three years of research, David and Gabe have discovered six areas of skepticsm that those outside the faith have of Christians. These "outsiders" think we're too hypocritical; insincere in our evangelism efforts; antihomosexual; sheltered and out of touch; judgmental; and too political. As I read this book, I had to honestly look at my own life and ask how I've been interacting with the people in my relational world. Am I contributing towards these negative perceptions in any way?
One of my favorite quotes in the book is, "We have become famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for." That line alone will keep you up at night as you wrestle with the ways you represent Christ to your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers.
Although the findings are eye-opening, it's just what the Christian community needs--a wake-up call for all of us to be more intentional and committed ambassadors for Christ to a generation in desperate need of God's love. The good news is that it's not too late. We have an opportunity to help change the perceptions, one life at a time. A revolution is in the making and I, for one, want to be a part of it.
This book is a must read for every serious Christ follower and will be talked about for years to come. My thanks to David and Gabe for bringing the tough, but very real, issues out into the open and offering us hope and solutions for lasting change.
 Note to author: Your readers are not all idiots! Why treat us all like ones? November 2, 2007
11 out of 102 found this review helpful
I found this book at the library, in the "banned books" bin which apparently was not where it actually belongs. Nobody has tried to "ban" this book.
The book's chief review, from the publisher, states "Lyons had a gut-level sense that something was desperately wrong" with regard to how young people see Christianity. Unfortunately, the young people surveyed see Christianity all too clearly for what it is--- out-dated, obsolete, and counter-survival.
The book's chief premise, as far as I can make out, is that modern Christian cults do not portray Christianity as the "original" Christian cult does.... and that that is a problem. The author spent much space in the book trying to explain why he believes that is a problem, though much of his excuses are special pleading that is not convincing: they are "problems" because he says so, while falsely linking effects to causes that do not belong.
Population studies regarding crime and religosity throughout the industrialized world show a direct correlation: the more secular a population, the less criminal it is. Young people seeing religion in general, and the Christian cult in particular, for what it is is a GOOD thing--- not a problem.
Some of the book makes no rational sense at all. The author assumes a conclusion ("Christianity is good / the rejection of Christianity is bag") and then attempted to find evidence for his conclusion. This is why I found his book to be very insulting: it assumes the reader is an idiot.
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