{"product_id":"2940015765915","title":"I Knew Jesus before He Was a Christian... And I Liked Him Better Then","description":"Asking why Christianity is unattractive to so many people, this book contrasts a revolutionary Jesus who changed the world with a marginalized church that is being ignored by our culture. And it explores how churches can do a better job of representing Jesus to the world.\u003cbr\u003eHas ''the church'' become a barrier to faith? Is what our culture knows as ''the church'' a near approximation of Christ's presence in the world? Or does ''the church'' give a distorted view of Jesus as businessman, showman, huckster, or fraud?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout abandoning love for the church or forgetting the biblical mandate for its presence in the world, Rubel Shelly explores a model for thinking of church in terms that are more personal than institutional.","brand":"Leafwood Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121405018352,"sku":"2940015765915","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015765915_p0.jpg?v=1763624447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015765915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}