What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? New Edition with Study Guide: A Guide to What Matters Most - Softcover

Thielen, Martin

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9780664239381: What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? New Edition with Study Guide: A Guide to What Matters Most
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ISBN 10: 0664239382 ISBN 13: 9780664239381
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2013

Synopsis

Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe, and ten things they don't, in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. With an accessible, storytelling style that's grounded in solid biblical scholarship, Thielen shows how Christians don't need to believe that sinners will be "left behind" to burn in hell or that it's heresy to believe in evolution. And while we must always take the Bible seriously, we don't always have to take it literally.

At the same time, Christians do need to believe in Jesus--his life, his teachings, his death and resurrection, and his vision for the world. A great benefit of those beliefs is that they provide promising answers to life's most profound questions, including: Where is God? What matters most? What brings fulfillment? What about suffering? Is there hope? Thielen articulates centrist, mainline Christianity in a way that's fresh and easy to understand, and offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest needs.

This new edition includes a leader's guide, previously only available online, and a new introduction from the author that reflects on the book's reception. The leader's guide features unique and easily implemented aids for carrying out a seven-week, congregation-wide initiative that will help local churches reach out to their communities. More information is available at thielen.wjkbooks.com.

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About the Author

Martin Thielen is Senior Pastor of Cookeville United Methodist Church in Cookeville, Tennessee. He writes columns for MinistryMatters.com, Circuit Rider, and Net Results. He has written five books, including the best-selling What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?.

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Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0664239382
ISBN 13 
9780664239381
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
232
Rating
  • 3.65 out of 5 stars
    424 ratings by Goodreads

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