Consuming Jesus by Paul Louis Metzger

Consuming Jesus by Paul Louis Metzger

Foreword by Donald Miller
Afterword by John M. Perkins

Many Americans think that race problems are a thing of the past because we no longer live under the Jim Crow laws that once sustained overt structures of segregation. Unfortunately, says Paul Louis Metzger, today we live under an updated version of segregation, through the subtle power of unchallenged norms of consumer preference.

Consumerism affects and infects the church, reinforcing race and class divisions in society. Intentionally or unintentionally, many churches have set up structures of church growth that foster segregation, such as appealing to consumer appetites. Metzger here argues that the evangelical Christian church needs to admit this fault and intentionally move away from race, class, and consumer segregation.

Challenging the consumerism that fosters ethnic and economic divisions and distorts evangelical Christianity, Consuming Jesus puts forth a theologically grounded call to restructure the church's passions and practices, transforming the evangelical imagination around a nobler, all-consuming vision of the Christian faith.

Visit the Consuming Jesus blog created by the The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins at: http://consumingjesus.org/

DR. PAUL LOUIS METZGER -Integrating theology and spirituality with cultural sensitivity stands at the center of Dr. Metzger's ministry vision. He has been active in intercultural ministry in churches in the States, Japan, and England. Dr. Metzger is Director of The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins www.new-wineskins.org at Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey, and has developed a strategic ministry partnership with Dr. John M. Perkins titled, Drum Majors for Love, Truth and Justice. His works include the award-winning Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church (2007) as well as The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town (2010).

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ISBN 13	9780802830685
ISBN 10	0802830684
Title	Consuming Jesus
Author	Paul Louis Metzger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2007-10-04
Number of pages	191
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