{"product_id":"against-christianity","title":"Against Christianity","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"How could a conservative Christian—an ordained minister with a beard, no less—be against not only Christianity, but theology, sacraments, and ethics as well?\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":6659,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"}'\u003eHow could a conservative Christian—an ordained minister with a beard, no less—be against not only Christianity, but theology, sacraments, and ethics as well?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We tend to think being \\\u0026quot;stressed out\\\u0026quot; is a normal state of affairs, and that contentment means sitting back and just bottling things up. For the Christian, however, contentment is something we must apply, work at, and make our own in every circumstance, because anxiety and frustration are not neutral behaviors.\\nIt is certainly easier to go with our natural impulses when times are very hard or even just \\\u0026quot;annoying,\\\u0026quot; but contentment is an important part of our Christian life. Even the apostle Paul had to \\\u0026quot;learn\\\u0026quot; contentment. So we shouldn't wonder why we're still in spiritual kindergarten—repeating the same lessons over and over again—if we haven't given ourselves to study contentment. Thankfully, every test God gives on contentment is open book (even the pop quizzes!). In Learning Contentment, Nancy Wilson looks to the Bible and Puritans like Jeremiah Burroughs, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Watson, and Charles Spurgeon to help us develop the practical, spiritual strength and the perspective that comes from contentment's deep satisfaction with the will of God. This encouraging little book follows after Nancy Wilson's Virtuous: A Study for Ladies of Every Age. Learning Contentment includes concise explanations, application questions and assignments that will involve and challenge everyone, and lots of biblical wisdom for individuals and groups.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/I-112.pdf?2577\" title=\"Against Christianity Look Inside the Book Fall Sale\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/canonpress.com\/app\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eListen on Canon+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet that is the stance Peter Leithart takes in this provocative \"theological bricolage.\" Seeking to rethink contemporary evangelical notions of culture, church, and state, Leithart offers a series of short essays, aphorisms, and parables that challenge the current dichotomies that govern both Christian and non-Christian thinking about church and state, the secular and the religious. But his argument isn't limited to being merely \"against.\" Leithart reveals a much larger vision of Christian society, defined by the stories, symbols, rituals, and rules of a renewed community—the city of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also purchase this as an audiobook here, on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B078XJH5F3\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-105315\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_105315_rh_us\" title=\"Against Christianity on Audible\"\u003eaudible\u003c\/a\u003e,* on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/audiobook\/407655397\/Against-Christianity\"\u003eSCRIBD\u003c\/a\u003e, and wherever audiobooks are sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\\\u0026quot;With the disastrous implications of the modern turn to the subject as his target, Peter Leithart's Against Christianity charges us to reclaim robust Christendom over against tepid Christianity.... Leithart's goal is not to make the church more palatable to its cultured despisers but to put an end to further embarrassment. If there has to be cause for offence, let it be a legitimate one, and let it be visible!\\\u0026quot; ~Piotr J. Malysz\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Readers familiar with Leithart’s lively pieces in these pages will not be disappointed by this little book. Kierkegaard said he wanted to introduce Christianity to Christendom. Leithart proposes overthrowing Christianity on behalf of communal fidelity that aims at something like Christendom.... Written in an engaging and aphoristic style, Against Christianity is a splendid little dustup that will be of particular interest to those familiar with the main players and their arguments.\\\u0026quot; ~First Things\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\"With the disastrous implications of the modern turn to the subject as his target, Peter Leithart's \u003cem\u003eAgainst Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e charges us to reclaim robust Christendom over against tepid Christianity.... Leithart's goal is not to make the church more palatable to its cultured despisers but to put an end to further embarrassment. If there has to be cause for offence, let it be a legitimate one, and let it be visible!\" -\u003cstrong\u003ePiotr J. Malysz, Beeson Divinity School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\\\u0026quot;With the disastrous implications of the modern turn to the subject as his target, Peter Leithart's Against Christianity charges us to reclaim robust Christendom over against tepid Christianity.... Leithart's goal is not to make the church more palatable to its cultured despisers but to put an end to further embarrassment. If there has to be cause for offence, let it be a legitimate one, and let it be visible!\\\u0026quot; ~Piotr J. Malysz\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Readers familiar with Leithart’s lively pieces in these pages will not be disappointed by this little book. Kierkegaard said he wanted to introduce Christianity to Christendom. Leithart proposes overthrowing Christianity on behalf of communal fidelity that aims at something like Christendom.... Written in an engaging and aphoristic style, Against Christianity is a splendid little dustup that will be of particular interest to those familiar with the main players and their arguments.\\\u0026quot; ~First Things\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\"Readers familiar with Leithart’s lively pieces in these pages will not be disappointed by this little book. Kierkegaard said he wanted to introduce Christianity to Christendom. Leithart proposes overthrowing Christianity on behalf of communal fidelity that aims at something like Christendom.... Written in an engaging and aphoristic style, \u003cem\u003eAgainst Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e is a splendid little dustup that will be of particular interest to those familiar with the main players and their arguments.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Leithart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(PhD, Cambridge) is President of Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of numerous books on theology and literature, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Baptized Body, Against Christianity, Brightest Heaven of Invention,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAscent to Love\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also authored articles in journals such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePro Ecclesia, Journal of Biblical Literature, Westminster Theological Journal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/em\u003e. Peter and his wife Noel have ten children and a fetching collection of grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/I-112.pdf?2577\" title=\"Against Christianity Sample\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Peter J. Leithart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.50x8.50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1591280060\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781591280064\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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