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February 13, 2006

Revisiting the Revolution

by amohler

Mark asked for responses to George Barna's latest book, Revolution.  I promised to do so and I have now published a full review, available here.  It may spark some further discussion -- at least I hope so.  In one sense, the book is something of a poison pill for evangelical Christianity.  Oddly enough, some denominational publishing houses (insert great SBC embarrassment here) have even advertised the book prominently, causing me to paraphrase Vladimir Lenin to the effect that when it comes time to hang the evangelicals, the evangelicals will fight over the contract for the rope.

Almost everything Barna says about the shortcomings and failures of evangelical churches is accurate.  Superficiality and worse mark so many churches, and it is no wonder that so many believers never develop into mature Christians and so many churches never experience the power and g