Martin Thielen

This leader's guide for Martin Thielen's The Answer to Bad Religion is Not No Religion provides everything needed to facilitate six weekly sessions and provide options based on the needs of your group.About the Main BookIf you think the only logical response to bad Christianity is to leave Christianity completely, this book is for you. In an effort to help those who've been hurt by or turned off by negative religion, Martin Thielen explains that there is an alternative to abandoning religion: go...

Available February 2014 Perfect for congregational study, this Worship and Outreach Kit is designed to help further the discussion and increase community involvement. This kit, which includes six sermon starters, music and prayer suggestions, and publicity materials, provides all the tools needed for engaging your church in a six-week program. For more information, visit thi elen.wjkbooks.com.

If you think the only logical response to bad Christianity is to leave Christianity completely, this book is for you. In an effort to help those who've been hurt by or turned off by negative religion, Martin Thielen explains that there is an alternative to abandoning religion: good religion. Thielen uses personal stories to illustrate the dangers of religion that is judgmental, anti-intellectual, and legalistic. While addressing the growth of the new atheism movement and the "Nones" (people that...

Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe, and ten things they don't, in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. Thielen articulates centrist, mainline Christianity in a way that's fresh and easy to understand, and offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest need...