{"product_id":"church-in-exile-gods-counterculture-in-a-non-christian-world-9780891122739","title":"Church in Exile: God's Counterculture in a Non-Christian World","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristians have become more and more a minority group in American culture, and so now find themselves in a situation similar to the early Christians-facing the challenge of living as cultural exiles. \u003cem\u003eThe Church in Exile\u003c\/em\u003e draws upon the epistle of 1 Peter, which was written to \"exiles,\" to help us learn how to live faithfully when many around us do not share Christian values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Christians in America now belong to a distinctly minority group, their behavior will increasingly be considered strange to the majority of the population. This new situation presents Christians with demanding tests--on the job, at school, and in our relationships with neighbors. We are now discovering the challenge of being Christians when that is not a popular identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the first four centuries, Christians met in small house churches surrounded by neighbors and even family members who scorned their beliefs and their morality. 1 Peter was written to such believers. The \"alien\" Christians who first read 1 Peter were not strangers in their own lands because of their skin colors or their nationalities. Their obedience to the call of Christ had made them exiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to 1 Peter, Christians are \"aliens and exiles\" (2:11). The Christian life is similar to the Israelites in Egypt or Babylon, who also did not assimilate into the larger population. So today, how do we find the resources to live as exiles? The epistle of 1 Peter is a sermon that was originally preached to offer such resources. \u003cem\u003eThe Church in Exile\u003c\/em\u003e applies this message to Christians in Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago in the early twenty-first century, showing us how to live as a counterculture in a non-Christian world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James W. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leafwood Publishers \u0026amp; Acu Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.53w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780891122739\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leafwood Publishers \u0026 Acu Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40242170298483,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e7e3c021-1653-4382-86ab-763f8ab74bcf.jpg?v=1657202078","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/church-in-exile-gods-counterculture-in-a-non-christian-world-9780891122739","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}