TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thielen,Martin
TI  - What's the least I can believe and still be a Christian?: a guide to what matters most 
SN  - 9780664236830 (alk. paper ; pbk.)
AV  - BT 103 .T455 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Louisville, KY
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Jesus Christ.
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Essence, genius, nature
KW  - sears
N1  - Part 1: Ten things Christians don't need to believe: God causes cancer, car wrecks, and other catastrophes -- Good Christians don't doubt -- True Christians can't believe in evolution -- Women can't be preachers and must submit to men -- God cares about saving souls but not about saving trees -- Bad people will be "left behind" and then fry in Hell -- Jews won't make it to Heaven -- Everything in the Bible should be taken literally -- God loves straight people but not gay people -- It's OK for Christians to be judgmental and obnoxious -- Part 2: Ten things Christians do need to believe: Jesus' identity : who is Jesus? -- Jesus' priority : what matters most? -- Jesus' grace : am I accepted? -- Jesus' work : where is God? -- Jesus' example : what brings fulfillment? -- Jesus' death : what about suffering? -- Jesus' resurrection : is there hope? -- Jesus' legacy : is the Church still relevant? -- Jesus' promise : who is the Holy Spirit? -- Jesus' vision : what is God's dream for the world? -- A final question : do mainline Christians believe in getting saved?
N2  - A national worship and preaching consultant offers a provocative look at the core elements of Christian faith, articulating centrist, mainline Christianity in a way that is fresh and easy to understand
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