Hey everyone – Frank Viola has a new book coming out, and to help spread the word he’s giving away free copies of his last book – From Eternity to Here – for the next fifteen days.
You can read a transcript of the interview I did with Frank regarding Eternity here, and you can find the link for the free book download here (open the .pdf in your browser, then right click and select ‘save as’ to save to your hard drive so you’ll have it for good).
Good read – take advantage!
I just finished thumbing through Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life by Ed Cyzewski. 
What began as the independent study of a seminary student interested in the interaction between theology and everyday life ended in this book.
I appreciate several things about Coffeehouse Theology, most of all this: Cyzewski repeats over and over the point that cultivating good theology involves not only knowing God, but knowing ourselves as well. Every person, regardless of who they are or where they come from, will tend toward seeing God through the lens of their own culture and experiences. If one is not careful, God can be turned in to a product of one’s own culture that is not God at all, but an idol. Cyzewski offers practical insight to combat this tendency, plus much more.
If you’re interested in doing an introductory study on the relationship between theology and culture, this may be a good book to start with as Cyzewski covers a lot of bases.
If you haven’t already heard, Gabe Lyons just came out with a new book touted as the sequel to his and David Kinnaman’s landmark work unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity & Why It Matters.
Lyons’ new book is entitled The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America. I’ve already picked up my copy, and encourage you to as well.
It’s a good time to do so as I just received this email from Gabe:
This past week has been amazing. With your help, the book went to the top of Amazon’s ranking and continues to hold strong. To continue the momentum, a few generous friends are helping motivate people to buy and read The Next Christians.
Here’s the deal. If you buy the book (or already have) in the next few days you can receive over $70 in free gifts, which includes the following:
- TOMS Shoes – $5 off any pair
- To Write Love On Her Arms – 20% off any merchandise
- Next Christians Audio Book – Chapters 1 and 2 read by the author
- KAVI Film – Free viewing of Oscar-Nominated 18-minute short film on modern day slavery
- Thad Cockrell Music – “Beauty Has a Name” and “Rosalyn” song downloads
- David Hodges AVOX Music – “The War” one song download
- Q Content Premiere Membership – Access to Qideas.org extensive library of content
Go to http://www.nextchristians.com to see details.
If you are willing, please share this offer with your friends on Facebook or Twitter.
Sample tweets below.
-Get TOMS gift card, TWLOHA Shirt, Free Music & a film when you buy The Next Christians now. http://ow.ly/2RH3T
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I haven’t had a chance to read this book yet due to my school schedule and other reading assignments and don’t make a habit of blindly recommending books, but trust me: if this book is half as insightful as unChristian was, you’ll be happy you picked it up.
It’s on sale for $13.59+shipping on amazon right now.
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