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Title:
Bitten by a camel : leaving church, finding God
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2017]

©2017
Physical Description:
vii, 158 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781506417745
Abstract:
Kent Dobson climbed Mount Sinai in search of the God who had eluded him. Instead he got bitten by a camel. Dobson was climbing the ladder of Christianity, too: a worship leader, teacher, and ultimately senior pastor of one of the largest and most prominent churches in America. But he was growing disillusioned with the faith, at least inside the shell of organized religion. One Sunday morning, he preached to his congregation, "I don t know what the word God even means anymore." He soon left the church, but his quest for God became more intense than ever. In Bitten by a Camel, Dobson deconstructs much of what passes as Christianity. Then, engaging with Jesus and the Bible, he reconstructs a faith that is fulfilling, life-giving, and true--true to himself and true to God. Dobson's message is funny, poignant, and winsome. And it is ultimately, like the message of Jesus himself, hopeful. - back cover.
Contents:
Spiritual mountaineering -- The perils of border crossing -- You are not a problem to God -- Worry about the afterlife, after life -- Beyond Bible worship -- Ending End Times and coming back to Earth -- Avoid getting saved -- The wall of a knowable God -- Coming down from Sinai.
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Language:
English
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