Comments on: Recommendation and Review: Consuming Jesus by Paul Metzger

By: Scott Olson

Scott Olson — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:54:06 +0000

Michael,

Thanks for your thoughts. I deeply respect Dr. Metzger as a mentor and friend – he had keen and timely, prophetic insights into race, class, and socioeconomic divisions in the bride of Christ. I sat in his class when he was editing this book and it, and his life, has profoundly impacted me personally as I plant churches… this book is a must read.

By: Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:38:17 +0000

Michael,

I like much of Metzger’s book or I wouldn’t have blogged through it, but it is time to move from “the church is consumerist” to demonstrating what that means — some solid facts, some significant implications — and all I’m hearing is sweeping comments and theoretical implications. We need to get beyond this. And I’m not seeing concrete enough proposals that are genuinely making a difference.

By: lonelypilgrim

lonelypilgrim — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:27:06 +0000

Trying to decide what book I need to move off of my shelf as I type.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:13:58 +0000

I don’t think you’re a whiner. EVen as a Catholic, I agree that Christianity in these United States has become a market. It is not unusual to hear it openly discussed as such. There are Catholic writers and theologians that believe the way to counter Catholics leaving the Church in Latin America is by us marketing ourselves better, finding out what the customer wants and doing it. Let there be no doubt there is much in the Church that needs changing, especially in Latin America, but not along those lines.

Anyway, I still think I’ll have some ‘nog. I love it so.