Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion
Written by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck
Narrated by Adam Verner
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Kevin DeYoung
Kevin DeYoung (PhD, University of Leicester) is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. He has written books for children, adults, and academics, including Just Do Something; Impossible Christianity; and The Biggest Story Bible Storybook. Kevin’s work can be found on clearlyreformed.org. Kevin and his wife, Trisha, have nine children.
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Reviews for Why We Love the Church
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I admit that this was a "preaching to the choir" book for me, as I was very sympathetic to the authors' point of view. It wasn't always that way, though, and part of me wishes I could have read this years ago when I held myself aloof from the church (especially around 2000-2004). I wonder to what degree it would have resonated with me back then.
I do think the target audience is evangelicals and emergent-type Christians who have tried to do something along the lines of "churchless Christianity," and I think DeYoung and Kluck do a good job of demonstrating how that is ultimately nonsensical. I would have liked to hear more about how the sacraments and the teaching office of the church fit into all that; I am sure DeYoung in particular has good thoughts on that, but I can see how it might not have fit within the purview of what they wanted to do here.
On the whole, though it isn't a perfect book, it is definitely a good and important book, one I would not hesitate to recommend to others who are/have been where I have been. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In a day when so many of my brothers are looking for a better expression of "church" and when the authors encouraging such adventure is so plenty, I stand and rejoice that Christ has raised up two voices to counter the call to be revolutionary. DeYoung and Kluck call us to be plodding visionaries, who check in and follow through. Great Book, a little hard on the other voices (Barna, Viola, etc.) but they might just need to be!