{"product_id":"7-books-that-rocked-the-church-25782","title":"7 Books That Rocked the Church","description":"\u003ci\u003e7 Books That Rocked the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, by Daniel Crane, explores controversial books throughout history that the Christian church has famously disavowed—and asks the question, \u003ci\u003eWhy?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly written and thoughtfully researched, this book explores what the “fuss” was all about with books ranging in date from the second century after Christ to more contemporary authors. Books by Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, and many others profoundly upset the church by calling into question foundational Christian doctrines or beliefs. Most of the books discussed here were banned at some time by Christian authorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author’s aim is to challenge Christians to respond critically but open-mindedly to books that oppose a Christian worldview. Readers of \u003ci\u003e7 Books That Rocked the Church\u003c\/i\u003e will come away better equipped to answer the charge that the church is intolerant of competing ideas. They will also develop the ability to interact with new and possibly dangerous ideas that comport with Jesus’ admonition to be wise as serpents but gentle as doves. This book also includes discussion questions for further study.\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValentinus the Gnostic: Who Doesn’t Love a Conspiracy Theory? (Think \u003ci\u003eThe DaVinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e by Dan Brown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGalileo Galilei: A Scandal of Religion, Science, and Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoltaire’s Candide, Enlightenment Rationalism, and the Church’s Thin Skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarwin’s Origin of Species: The Many Faces of Evolutionary Theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarx’s Communist Manifesto: The Red Bull of the Masses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigmund Freud’s Ego\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Campbell: Christianity as an (Almost) Enlightened Myth (A book that strongly influenced George Lucas’s Star Wars films)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Tyndale","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":44160087588924,"sku":"978-1-68307-246-1","price":9.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/8132\/7164\/files\/9781683071945_e81628dd-2c30-446d-99e5-4d96316435c7.jpg?v=1774974745","url":"https:\/\/tcr-stage.checkout.tyndale.com\/products\/7-books-that-rocked-the-church-25782","provider":"Tyndale Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}