Get Rapture Ready
May 29, 2008
Ha ha, that just sounds funny. Not necessarily because of the content associated with (pre-pre-trib) eschatology, but because of the hyper-prophesy-detective images it evokes in my mind of people trying to constantly (and malleably) assign exact dates, countries, people and times to the discussion.
Anyway, to get back on point, I just ordered this book and am looking forward to reading it. Apparently it is an outsiders take on Christian subculture. From my new friend Rick, who’s daughter attends our oldest son’s new school. My favorite excerpt (quoting one Christian’s conclusion on Evangelical subculture):
“Christian subculture was nothing but a commercialized rip-off of the mainstream, done with wretched quality and an aprocryphal insistence on the sanitization of reality.”
Too funny. (And, sadly, too true.)
Murf
May 30th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Hmm…that book looks interesting. I just read another one but the title escapes me. The author is a guy who abandoned the faith and then goes back years later and takes a long look at it. I find it pretty helpful to study how “outsiders” see us. The guy in my book ends up rejecting Christianity (again) basically over the problem of pain, which is ironic because, given what is left (atheism) the problem of pain does not go away. Assuming evolution there is no transcendent definition for pain, or beauty for that matter, or good or evil, or anything. Nature is simply “red in tooth and claw” and that’s the way things are.
Brandon
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:56 am
I find it interesting that there seems to be a peculiar connection between people questioning methods and abandoning the faith. I can think of at least a dozen or so instances where this is the case. What do you think causes this? Luther started questioning methods, and ultimately Roman Catholic theology, and arrived at a very solid faith. Isn’t it possible to see the Christian entertainment industry for what it is, critique it and still have a sound faith? I’m a bit confused on understanding this.