Thieves in the Temple
Subtitle: the Christian church and the selling of the American soul
By: G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780465009329
Subjects: Church attendance; Mission of the church; Consumption (Economics); Church and social problems; Christianity and culture; Christian life; Church renewal; Church membership
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: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) 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.