Christian fundamentalism is an anathema Jesus\u2019 teaching, yet it is slowly smothering that teaching as growing numbers of people mistake it for the real thing. These books focus on showing what Jesus actually taught \u2013- a life based on our relations with one another, not a life based on rules \u2013 and what must be done to save the religion.<\/p>\n
Saving God from Religion: A Minister\u2019s Search for Faith in a Skeptical Age.\u00a0 2020.\u00a0 By Robin R. Meyers.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>If the church is to survive, Christians must focus less on what they believe and more on what they should do, and they must stop looking for God \u201cup there\u201d and\u00a0 begin looking for God where God exists, which is in our relations with one another.<\/p>\n Why Christianity Must Change or Die.\u00a0 By John Shelby Spong.\u00a0 1998.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Jesus never wanted to be worshiped; he only wanted to be followed.\u00a0 But fundamentalists masquerading as Christians and are destroying the Christian faith.<\/p>\n Living Buddha, Living Christ. 2oth Anniversary Edition. By Thich Nhat Hanh.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>A portrait of how the teachings of the Buddha and Jesus coincide.<\/p>\n Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity. 1997.\u00a0 By Bruce Bower.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Bower delves into the heroes of Christian fundamentalism \u2013 Falwell, Robertson, Reed, Dobson \u2013 and, using their own publicly uttered words, shows how they used prejudice, greed and hatred to turn Christianity into a political movement.<\/p>\n The Case for Christ: A Journalist\u2019s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus. 1998.\u00a0 By Lee Strobel.<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0A devout atheist and Yale Law School-trained investigative reporter asks the hard questions to a series of Bible experts.<\/p>\n The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe. 2019. By Richard Rohr.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Humanity has never been separate from God except by its own choice, and once that is recognized faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God and more about recognizing God\u2019s presence around us and in everyone we meet.<\/p>\n The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom.\u00a0 1997.\u00a0 By Don Migel Ruiz.<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>This international best seller, based on ancient Toltec wisdom, outlines a code of conduct that is designed to rapidly transform one\u2019s life to new experiences of freedom, happiness and love.<\/p>\n