Where are the Christians?
Where are the Christians? uses
the classic format of who, what, where and how to explore Christianity
and the dynamics that unite and divide the religion into the
unrealized potential it suffers from today (thus the subtitle of the
book -
the Unrealized Potential of a Divided Religion).
The book enlightens readers as to who
the Christians are from a historical perspective;
what a
Christian is from a spiritual perspective;
where the
Christians are from a behavioral perspective; and
how
Christianity can be strengthened and more united from a societal
perspective. Where are the
Christians? examines hundreds of
Biblical and scholarly sources, analyzing data from a multitude of
studies leading to unique perspectives and solutions to the challenges
facing Christianity in the modern era.
Where are the Christians?
contains 17 chapters arranged into four sections:
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SECTION 1:
WHO ARE THE CHRISTIANS?
- a history:
4 chapters providing a concise
history of Christianity spread across four distinct periods:
Evangelization and Formation, Legitimacy and Codification,
Corruption and Division, and Reform and Denominational
Proliferation.
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SECTION 2:
WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?
- a definition:
4 chapters examining the definition of a Christian from the
perspectives of the world, the Bible, landmark religious studies,
and what Shuster refers to as Modern Day Pharisees.
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SECTION 3:
WHERE ARE THE CHRISTIANS?
- a categorization:
5 chapters profiling the five
types of modern Christians including a unique and enlightening
exercise to help readers understand what type of Christian they are
among the five.
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SECTION 4:
HOW IS CHRISTIANITY TO UNITE?
- a vision:
4 chapters describing the ways
Christians in America can unite into a force for good by focusing on
individuals, families, churches and communities.
If
you are a concerned Christian, a Christian on the sidelines and/or an
individual who desires to better understand Christianity in the modern
era, order a copy of Where are the
Christians: The Unrealized Potential of a Divided Religion.
You can preorder from
Amazon.com or
BarnesandNoble.com from this website for an estimated delivery
in mid-May 2013.
Did you know...
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There are 33,820 Christian denominations in the world as of 2008
according to the
World Christian Encyclopedia
- 160 times the number of countries in the world today
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There are over 400 sourced references in
Where are the Christians?,
an effort that required over a year of research by the author Eric
Shuster
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Many Christian Churches in America are divided among themselves. For
example there are dozens of Baptist denominations and several
Presbyterian denominations actively operating in the United States
today—many of which hold strong feelings of animosity between one
another
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There is no universally accepted definition of a Christian in use
today. Author Eric Shuster contacted the largest religious
institutions and Christian Churches in the United States to request
the definition they use, and added to that many other definitions
acquired through publications and online sources… the differences
proved to be staggering!
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In a Pew Research 2010 study on religion the average Christian was
only able to answer 29 out of 59 questions correctly regarding
religions in general, the Bible and Christianity, world religions,
and religion in public life
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Although Author Eric Shuster conducted extensive research for
Where are the Christians?,
he formed an interfaith review board made up of ministers and lay
personnel from the Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Methodist, Mormon
and Presbyterian Churches to review the original manuscript and
incorporate the appropriate changes to address variations in faith
traditions
About The Author
 ERIC
SHUSTER has dedicated his writing career to building bridges of
understanding between Christians. His passion for people, his country,
his community and family, and most of all his passion for Jesus Christ
have led him to writing essays and books that explain the gospel using
simple and inclusive terms—focusing on the truths found in the Bible.
Shuster’s latest work,
Where are the Christians: The Unrealized Potential of a Divided
Religion
explores the “who, what, where and how” of Christianity in an effort
to awake and unify a sleeping Christian population to influence an
increasingly un-Godly nation. With his professional research
background and unique life experiences Shuster is able to delve into
complex spiritual subject matter and make it understandable and
enjoyable to the everyday reader.
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