Thieves in the Temple
Subtitle: the Christian church and the selling of the American soul
By: G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Edition: First paperback edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780465063772
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Church and social problems; Consumption (Economics); Christianity and culture; Mission of the church; Church attendance; Church membership; Church renewal; Christian life
Other titles: Christian church and the selling of the American soul
Description: A devastating critique of the cult of consumerism and easy affirmation that has corrupted American Protestantism in recent years.
Notes: "With new epilogue"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of the consumer-driven church; title: On a mission to entertain; title: Church as therapy; title: A bumper crop of weak moral character; title: Redeeming religious consumerism; title: Signs of hope in the new religious marketplace; title: Epilogue: Fixing the imminent future.