The Contemporary Christian: Applying God's Word to Today's World

by John R.W. Stott

Book Overview

Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award winner1993 Christian Booksellers Association/Europe Book of the Year Award winnerPeople today reject Christianity not because they think it is false but... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830813160
• ISBN13: 9780830813162
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Book of Profound Importance

John Stott has made a most profound statement in this book - calling God's Church to the act of "Double Listening", or continuing to listen to the Bible as well as the culture, to apply Biblical principles to living in the present age, and to reach out with integrity to the world in God's name.This book should be second only to the Bible on the reading list of every Christian!

Highly recommended

This book is the first book by John Stott I have read and I found it very readable and profound at the same time. It challenged a lot of my attitudes about Christians and the world and really made me think about how I can live in the world without compromising my faith in Jesus. I did not agree with everything in the book, but it was definitely well-thought out and well-argued. I am looking forward to reading other books by Stott.

Excellent Book

I highly recommend this book for two reasons. First, this book underscores the important of the Christian world view in contemporary times. Stott is very methodical at outlining the relevancy and importance of theological and historical issues (such as the resurrection) to our contemporary world. He does this without diluting historic Christianity. Secondly, this book reaffirmed my faith in Jesus Christ.

Stott is readable and clear yet deep and challenging

I have used this book as the centerpeiece of a small group discussion that I do each year for the past 5 years. It is a great book for covering the basics of the Christian life. Stott does a superb job of speaking to the issues that face Christians in the modern context by showing the relevance of scripture without losing substance. The book not only gives you plenty to think about, but also opens up doors of discussion in many areas.

A strong inspiration from a great british preacher/leader

I gladly recommend this book to everyone that is interested in understanding our time and in learning more about communicating the gospel to this generation. It's an inheritance from an experienced and wonderful personality within the christian world.