The Myth of the Non-Christian
Engaging Atheists, Nominal Christians and the Spiritual But Not Religious
by Luke Cawley
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Pub Date Mar 12 2016 | Archive Date May 18 2016
InterVarsity Press | IVP Books
Description
There's no such thing as a non-Christian.
Somebody might self-identify as spiritual but not religious. Or they might be a practicing Hindu, Buddhist or Muslim. Or they might call themselves an atheist, freethinker or agnostic. But the one thing that people never describe themselves as is a "non-Christian." So Christians who want to "reach non-Christians" need to realize that they're not all the same. Evangelism is not one-size-fits-all.
Luke Cawley shows how Christians can contextualize the gospel in different ways to connect with different kinds of people. Here he unpacks the religious identities of three key demographics: the spiritual but not religious, committed atheists and nominal Christians. Each group has particular characteristics and requires specific approaches and practices to make the Christian faith plausible, desirable and tangible to them.
Filled with real-life stories of changed lives, this book is a practical and hopeful resource for helping people to encounter God.
Advance Praise
"I am convinced that we need to rethink evangelism in light of the increasingly missionary situation of the church in our time. This is a top-class book that will help God's people do just that. We might just become a more genuinely good-news people in the process."
—Alan Hirsch, author and activist
"The world of real estate is ruled by one word repeated thrice: location, location, location. In the real world of relationships, which is the real estate of life, one word reigns supreme: context, context, context. Luke Cawley has written the new go-to book for contextual apologetics. This book is everywhere thoughtful and judicious; it is wide-ranging and deeply illuminating."
—Leonard Sweet, E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism, Drew University, bestselling author of From Tablet to Table, creator of preachthestory.com
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780830844500 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Cat C, Reviewer
I found this book refreshing and such a helpful read. It was especially good to be reminded of the Gospel and that we need to contextualise the message we have so that all people might engage with it.
Mark K, Educator
Luke Cawley’s “The Myth of the Non-Christian” is a superb apologetic book that is down-to-earth yet filled with up-from-heaven truths. Luke helps you think about truths in new ways and his answers can scratch the itch of many doubts that can come up with difficult questions surrounding the Christian faith. Definitely worth the read for Christians and unbelievers alike!
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