- ISBN13: 9781600060670
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Throughout the history of our world, religion has been a contentious concept. Battles have been launched, people killed, and judgments proclaimed all in the name of fervent beliefs. Even today, strife rages around the world as groups insist they represent God’s true intentions. But what if God himself has no interest in religion? Author Bruxy Cavey asserts that Christ came to earth not to create a new religion but to destroy the very idea. To permanentl… More >>
The End of Religion: Encountering the Subversive Spirituality of Jesus
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#1 by T. Harless on May 28, 2010 - 6:48 am
I’m surprised that readers think the idea of Jesus being subversive to religion is something new. The Baptists and others, have been saying this, well… since Jesus.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by R. L. W. on May 28, 2010 - 9:41 am
Enjoyed this book. Have heard the message in other ways. Would be interested in more in depth books on same subject of developing a relationship with Jesus Christ free from manmade rituals.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by GRH "Ex WHA Jet" on May 28, 2010 - 11:19 am
Politics and religion. Parallel subjects. What so often starts out as a fresh start, a clean break, so to speak, all too soon ends up becoming institutionalized and just as stifling as what it set out to replace. Author Bruxy Cavey deftly points out that Jesus taught that outward appearances involving rituals lacked substance, that faith is about humbly talking the talk and walking the walk, not putting on a pious show.
Throughout history, true believers have recognized the need to get back to core values, hence, the repeated reformations that have taken place when the existing church devolved into an oppressive political machine . All of which is a good thing. Just as in politics, when a party strays from it’s values and beliefs and becomes an entity concerned only with maintaining power and control. For those who have just about given up, reading this book will reveal that being “churchy” and being a true Christian are entirely different things.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Melissa Campbell on May 28, 2010 - 1:00 pm
I can’t thank the author enough for putting on paper what God has been speaking to my heart for years. His desire has always been for us to know Him personally and intimately. He is stirring up a generation of radical lovers who will no longer be satisfied to live as slaves to a loveless system that binds us up with legalities and empty tradition. God will be our reality…on earth as it is in heaven! If you are hungry to know God, and your spirit thirst for His living water, this book is for you. A quote from the book (p. 41): “Religion does not lead people to God any more than cups quench your thirst.”
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by John W. Griffin Griffin on May 28, 2010 - 1:13 pm
Received as stated. Received promptly. Seller is honoest and will buy from them again.
Rating: 5 / 5