{"id":554,"date":"2010-07-06T08:10:21","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2010\/07\/the-outsider-interviews.html"},"modified":"2010-07-06T08:10:21","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T08:10:21","slug":"the-outsider-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2010\/07\/the-outsider-interviews.html","title":{"rendered":"The Outsider Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m excited about a new book<\/b> called The Outsider Interviews: A New Generation Speaks Out on Christianity,<\/i><\/a> by Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter & Craig Spinks. It’s not just a book, either, but a “DVB” — a book + DVD. <\/p>\n

The project contains interviews with non-Christians in Kansas City, Denver, Phoenix and Seattle about what they think about Christians. The picture they paint isn’t a pretty one, but it’s one the Church needs to hear. <\/p>\n

Here’s a preview of the book\/DVD:<\/p>\n

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I have long been an advocate<\/b> of adopting an outsider’s perspective to look at the Church and Christianity, because what we often view as faithfulness or holiness or “standing against sin” can look a whole lot like hatefulness — or just plan weirdness — to people on the outside. Walking a mile in another person’s shoes can be incredibly helpful, even if it’s sometimes painful. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on this book and DVD.<\/p>\n

(Thanks to “Friendly Atheist” Hemant Mehta<\/a> for alerting me to The Outsider Interviews<\/i>. Hemant is doing a giveaway on his blog<\/a> if you’re interested. And for what it’s worth, I’m not posting this because the publisher or authors asked me to. In fact, today is the first I’ve heard about this project.)<\/p>\n

Learn more about The Outsider Interviews<\/i><\/a> here.<\/p>\n

—————<\/p>\n

Question of the Day: <\/b>What are some of the things Christians do, either without thinking or for positive reasons, that can unintentionally garner a negative reaction from the outside world?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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