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Bringing God Up to Date: And Why Christians Need to Catch Up (The New Open Spaces) Paperback – November 1, 2021

by John Hunt (Author)
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Religion is an essential part of our humanity. We all follow some form of religion, in the original meaning of the word. But organized religion establishes definitions, boundaries and hierarchies which the founders would be amazed by. This is perhaps more true of Christianity than most other religions, due to the short life of Jesus, his sudden death, the lack of any contemporary records. His teaching about the kingdom of God is great; it could see us through our time on earth. But his followers watered it down and soon lost it altogether. It became a kingdom in heaven for the few, rather than one here and now for everyone. The Church, or Churches, that resulted became increasingly irrelevant, even a hindrance, to seeing it realized. Many will always find security and truth in the traditions that developed, and good for them. But for those who can't, for those who have given up on religion or never thought it worth considering, the original teachings are worth another look. If we could recover them and live by them, we could change ourselves and the world for the better. We could bring God up to date.

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  3. Publisher
    Christian Alternative
  4. Publication date
    November 1, 2021
  5. Dimensions
    5.57 x 1.05 x 8.53 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    178904703X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1789047035
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Religion, Theology, History, Christianity, Christian Theology, God, Faith, Jesus, Why religion
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Answers all the questions you ever wanted to ask about God and some you never even thought of. -- Richard Holloway

John Hunt is to liberal theology what Richard Dawkins is to evolutionary biology. ― Christian Marketplace

The best modern religious book I have read. A masterwork. -- Robert Van de Weyer

… thought provoking in almost every sentence, difficult to put down. ― Faith and Freedom

… challenges and epiphanies on every page. ― Nimble Spirit

… exhilarating. ― Interreligious Insight

I would like to see it made compulsory reading for every budding theologian. ― The Presbyterian

A breath-taking project. ― Sea of Faith Network

A highly readable book, profound and wide ranging. ― The Unitarian

About the Author

John Hunt has spent his life in publishing. Semi-retired, he now works as a reader and advisor in his eponymous company, in between writing, sailing and bee-keeping. He lives in Hampshire, in the south of England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Christian Alternative (November 1, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 395 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178904703X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789047035
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.57 x 1.05 x 8.53 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars Keeping the Jesus story alive in the C21st
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If you're looking for a timely book about why Christianity is struggling in the West and even whether any 'religion' is good for us, this one is wide-ranging, readable and coherent and ticks all the boxes. It is 450 pages long but is in 51 short chapters, exploring the history chronologically and asking important questions about why the traditional beliefs are no longer tenable. In particular, the sections on the Bible should be essential reading for all those who still claim its final authority. Highly recommended for all those with a genuine desire to find a modern alternative to naive fundamentalism or those for whom the whole the Jesus story now seems irrelevant.
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