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9780802830685

Consuming Jesus

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802830685

  • ISBN10:

    0802830684

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-04
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Paul Louis Metzger is professor of Christian theology and theology culture at Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introduction: Trading Stone Altars for Coffee Barsp. 1
A Faulty Order: Retreating Battle Camps and Homogeneous Unitsp. 13
Disordered Vision: Battling the Consumer Balrogp. 39
Reordering the Cosmic Powers: Turning the Tables at the Stone Tablep. 68
Reordering the Christian's Life: The Supernatural Shakeupp. 88
Reordering the Church: Recovering the Lost Arkp. 111
Reordering the Church's Outreach: Overcoming Market Forces and Building Beloved Communityp. 134
Conclusion: A Nobler Vision of Patchwork Quilts and Church Potlucksp. 164
Afterwordp. 173
Acknowledgmentsp. 181
Index of Subjects and Namesp. 184
Index of Scripture Referencesp. 189
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