{"product_id":"against-the-church","title":"Against the Church","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\n\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Just because it's there every Sunday morning doesn't mean it's not an idol.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eJust because it's there every Sunday morning doesn't mean it's not an idol\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/I-123.pdf?2578\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Against-the-Church-Audiobook\/B09QMQV3CR?qid=1663351774\u0026amp;sr=1-79\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_19\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=SHSQ18HWGNG759GB136X\" style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003eListen on Audible*\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Church\u003c\/em\u003e, longtime pastor Douglas Wilson takes a hammer to some of our very favorite graven images, and (surprise, surprise) we've set up display cases for most of them in our churches: Liturgy, Tradition, Systematics, infant Baptism, and that crafty old Baal Doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside a critique of philosophical assumptions about human nature, dualism, and grace, Wilson stresses the unavoidable and absolute necessity of individual hearts being born again. He concludes by laying out the case for the church. This isn't contradictory, though—the only way to be effectually for the church is to master the case against it. After all, God Himself is the ultimate iconoclast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can purchase this as an audiobook here or on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Against-the-Church-Audiobook\/B09QMQV3CR?qid=1663351774\u0026amp;sr=1-79\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_19\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=SHSQ18HWGNG759GB136X\"\u003eAudible\u003c\/a\u003e.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\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='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\\"God often does not show sufficient respect to our holy things. And, we want to insist, they are only our holy things because we got them from Him. But these things—baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the principles of liturgy, and doctrine—were not given to us without accompanying instructions and cautions. God did not give us His Word as an invitation to start playing “pick and choose.” So it is no sacrilege to be “against the church.” God is the ultimate iconoclast, and God told His angels to begin at His sanctuary, and He told them to get in there and defile it. That He had a higher purpose in mind can be seen elsewhere in the book of the prophet. And that I have a higher purpose can be seen in the latter half of this book.\\\" ~From the book\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\"Not since Kierkegaard's \u003cem\u003eAttack Upon Christendom\u003c\/em\u003e has a theologian taken it upon himself to analyze comfortable and self-assured ecclesiastical assumptions as systematically as Douglas Wilson has in \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Church\u003c\/em\u003e. In his inimitably clear, intelligent, humorous, and deeply theological way, this book thankfully says to the zeitgeist: not so fast. Brace yourselves: this book is a wild ride. You'll want to read it as soon as you can because everyone will be talking about it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Gregory Thornbury, president of The King's College and author of \u003cem\u003eRecovering Classic Evangelicalism\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\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eDecluttering Your Marriage, Future Men, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e How to Exasperate Your Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 222 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5x8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1591281415\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781591281412\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRELEASE DATE: December 19, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41201665933427,"sku":"I-123","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/5462\/0787\/files\/douglas-wilson-books-against-the-church-7350594764848.jpg?v=1763148004","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.canonpress.com\/products\/against-the-church","provider":"Canon B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}