Comments on: A Pagan Christianity? http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Godgrown » Blog Archive » Frank Viola: Finding Organic Church http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4589 Godgrown » Blog Archive » Frank Viola: Finding Organic Church Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:12:49 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4589 [...] what field he’s playing in. I love the brother and read his Pagan Christianity TWICE before reviewing it (to help make up for everybody else preferring to review first and read later). So he’s [...] [...] what field he’s playing in. I love the brother and read his Pagan Christianity TWICE before reviewing it (to help make up for everybody else preferring to review first and read later). So he’s [...]

]]> By: Bill Lollar http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4456 Bill Lollar Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:54:26 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4456 Hi. Found your review at the Pagan Christianity website. Just thought you and your readers might enjoy reading a new interview with George Barna and Frank Viola. I just posted it today: <a href="http://thin-edge.org/2008/02/27/the-thin-edge-hosts-joint-interview-with-barna-viola/" rel="nofollow">The Thin Edge hosts joint interview with Barna & Viola</a>. Hi. Found your review at the Pagan Christianity website. Just thought you and your readers might enjoy reading a new interview with George Barna and Frank Viola. I just posted it today: The Thin Edge hosts joint interview with Barna & Viola.

]]> By: Mark http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4437 Mark Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:28:57 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4437 Thanks for the suggestion Joe! And I like your site. I figure the more perspectives on this concept of the shifting nature of Christianity, the better. Here's a sweet quote on the matter by Pricilla Shirer, In the first century in Palestine,” she noted, “Christianity was a community of believers. Then Christianity moved to Greece and became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome and became an institution. Then it moved to Europe and became a culture. And then it moved to America and became a business. We need to get back to being a healthy, vibrant community of true followers of Jesus." Are we really following Christ if we are doing anything but what he called us to do in the first place? The next question for me then is: did he call us to organized religion, or to a family? Thanks for the suggestion Joe! And I like your site. I figure the more perspectives on this concept of the shifting nature of Christianity, the better. Here’s a sweet quote on the matter by Pricilla Shirer,

In the first century in Palestine,” she noted, “Christianity was a community of believers. Then Christianity moved to Greece and became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome and became an institution. Then it moved to Europe and became a culture. And then it moved to America and became a business. We need to get back to being a healthy, vibrant community of true followers of Jesus.”

Are we really following Christ if we are doing anything but what he called us to do in the first place? The next question for me then is: did he call us to organized religion, or to a family?

]]> By: Joe Miller http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4435 Joe Miller Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:04:54 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4435 Hi, an excellent alternative to Viola's book is "<a href="http://www.morethancake.org/2008/02/when-church-was-family.html" rel="nofollow">The Ancient Church As Family</a>" by Dr. Joe Hellerman. His work is well researched and addresses many of the "pagan" influences on our faith. Dr. Hellerman's contribution is a blend of good history AND respectful discourse. Hi, an excellent alternative to Viola’s book is “The Ancient Church As Family” by Dr. Joe Hellerman. His work is well researched and addresses many of the “pagan” influences on our faith. Dr. Hellerman’s contribution is a blend of good history AND respectful discourse.

]]> By: Godgrown » Blog Archive » Should We have a Pagan Christianity? http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4390 Godgrown » Blog Archive » Should We have a Pagan Christianity? Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:03:24 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2008/01/07/a-pagan-christianity/#comment-4390 [...] (see my earlier related post here) [...] [...] (see my earlier related post here) [...]

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