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The time is NOW for Christian unity.
Great read! This new book by the Christian evangelical elder statesman, Luder G. Whitlock, Jr., was fifty years in the making, and with a front row seat to the matters, meetings and maneuverings of organizational discord within the global Christian church during that same time, the author has been a material witness to all of the shared circumstances of which he writes—but the analysis, integration and timely recommendations in this provocative little book are uniquely his own.Quoting from a diversity of authors like Peter Drucker, Jonathan Haidt, and Wendell Berry in support of his point, Luder Whitlock reaches far beyond his theological, academic cloister to drive home the idea that enough is enough already! The historical process of selfish, independent and achievement-driven church growth in American Evangelicalism has run its course. The time has come for individual Christians (starting with a new generation of church leaders) to show some self-restraint. The time has come to check our competitive and self-serving, entrepreneurial impulses at the door of every church in the land in a coordinated effort to promote a spirit of love, unity and gospel Truth to a dangerous and wanting world. Without sacrificing shared personal convictions, the time has come for evangelical Christians everywhere to focus on the causes of love that unify the Christian body rather than to destroy it.As, perhaps, the first person to have read it cover to cover on the very same day (and half-way through the night!) after it arrived new from the publisher, I will not review this book now in categorical detail. My desire is not to spoil the occasion for others whom I trust will enjoy reading it with the same fresh eyes and anticipation for positive change in Church history that I have experienced when encountering its contents for the first time.Short of providing any real spoilers for new readers, however, I will say that Divided We Fall is a suitable and seamless follow-on to Luder Whitclock’s first book published in 2000, The Spiritual Quest: Pursuing Christian Maturity. Weaving these two works together is the life of the author who has learned through many years of interpersonal experience and significant, deep friendships the importance of displaying diplomatic sensitivity, elementary acts of kindness and a commitment to loving others not like ourselves as a foundation for mature Christian expression and the ultimate promise of achieving unity in Christ this side of eternity. Bravo! Dr. Luder G. Whitlock. (FIVE stars!)"We have been given this ministry of reconciliation..."Donald Wilson BushMontreat, North CarolinaMay 21, 2017(FIVE stars!)
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Quoting from a diversity of authors like Peter Drucker, Jonathan Haidt, and Wendell Berry in support of his point, Luder Whitlock reaches far beyond his theological, academic cloister to drive home the idea that enough is enough already! The historical process of selfish, independent and achievement-driven church growth in American Evangelicalism has run its course. The time has come for individual Christians (starting with a new generation of church leaders) to show some self-restraint. The time has come to check our competitive and self-serving, entrepreneurial impulses at the door of every church in the land in a coordinated effort to promote a spirit of love, unity and gospel Truth to a dangerous and wanting world. Without sacrificing shared personal convictions, the time has come for evangelical Christians everywhere to focus on the causes of love that unify the Christian body rather than to destroy it.
As, perhaps, the first person to have read it cover to cover on the very same day (and half-way through the night!) after it arrived new from the publisher, I will not review this book now in categorical detail. My desire is not to spoil the occasion for others whom I trust will enjoy reading it with the same fresh eyes and anticipation for positive change in Church history that I have experienced when encountering its contents for the first time.
Short of providing any real spoilers for new readers, however, I will say that Divided We Fall is a suitable and seamless follow-on to Luder Whitclock’s first book published in 2000, The Spiritual Quest: Pursuing Christian Maturity. Weaving these two works together is the life of the author who has learned through many years of interpersonal experience and significant, deep friendships the importance of displaying diplomatic sensitivity, elementary acts of kindness and a commitment to loving others not like ourselves as a foundation for mature Christian expression and the ultimate promise of achieving unity in Christ this side of eternity. Bravo! Dr. Luder G. Whitlock. (FIVE stars!)
"We have been given this ministry of reconciliation..."
Donald Wilson Bush
Montreat, North Carolina
May 21, 2017
(FIVE stars!)
The time is NOW for Christian unity.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
Great read! This new book by the Christian evangelical elder statesman, Luder G. Whitlock, Jr., was fifty years in the making, and with a front row seat to the matters, meetings and maneuverings of organizational discord within the global Christian church during that same time, the author has been a material witness to all of the shared circumstances of which he writes—but the analysis, integration and timely recommendations in this provocative little book are uniquely his own.Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
Quoting from a diversity of authors like Peter Drucker, Jonathan Haidt, and Wendell Berry in support of his point, Luder Whitlock reaches far beyond his theological, academic cloister to drive home the idea that enough is enough already! The historical process of selfish, independent and achievement-driven church growth in American Evangelicalism has run its course. The time has come for individual Christians (starting with a new generation of church leaders) to show some self-restraint. The time has come to check our competitive and self-serving, entrepreneurial impulses at the door of every church in the land in a coordinated effort to promote a spirit of love, unity and gospel Truth to a dangerous and wanting world. Without sacrificing shared personal convictions, the time has come for evangelical Christians everywhere to focus on the causes of love that unify the Christian body rather than to destroy it.
As, perhaps, the first person to have read it cover to cover on the very same day (and half-way through the night!) after it arrived new from the publisher, I will not review this book now in categorical detail. My desire is not to spoil the occasion for others whom I trust will enjoy reading it with the same fresh eyes and anticipation for positive change in Church history that I have experienced when encountering its contents for the first time.
Short of providing any real spoilers for new readers, however, I will say that Divided We Fall is a suitable and seamless follow-on to Luder Whitclock’s first book published in 2000, The Spiritual Quest: Pursuing Christian Maturity. Weaving these two works together is the life of the author who has learned through many years of interpersonal experience and significant, deep friendships the importance of displaying diplomatic sensitivity, elementary acts of kindness and a commitment to loving others not like ourselves as a foundation for mature Christian expression and the ultimate promise of achieving unity in Christ this side of eternity. Bravo! Dr. Luder G. Whitlock. (FIVE stars!)
"We have been given this ministry of reconciliation..."
Donald Wilson Bush
Montreat, North Carolina
May 21, 2017
(FIVE stars!)
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