Pagan Christianity? by Frank Viola, George Barna (2008, Hardcover)

I began reading "Pagan Christianity", by Frank Viola and George Barna because a friend recommended that I read it. I got a great deal on e-bay and the book was in my hands within a few days.
"Pagan Christianity", by Frank Viola and George Barna is a well-researched documentary of the roots of most of what is considered to be "Christian" in America today. It exposes 1,700 years of taking 'the traditions of men, passed down from our fathers' and putting those traditions ahead of the Word of God or the very Words of Jesus himself. From buildings with steeples, to paid "clergy", to "Sunday sermonization" practiced on a world wide scale, these two co-authors will challenge nearly everything you think of as "church", in light of what the Bible says (or does not say) concerning each of the aforementioned categories, plus much more.
If you have been comfortable in your participation in American "Churchianity", and don't want to change or be changed, this book is not for you. If, on the other hand, you say, "I could be into Jesus, but 'organized' religion is not for me", then this book may help to answer many of your questions regarding the anemic condition of most "churches" in our world today.
"Pagan Christianity" may be the catalyst for a much needed reformation, picking up where the last one left off, and completing the process of returning to the roots of the Christian faith, laid out for us on the pages of the Bible.

Learn why so many are disallusioned with today's church. Could it be that we have been mislead by pagan practices that have strayed far from the biblical pattern of the New Testament church. Are you willing to have your eyes opened to the reasons for so many of the false teachings and corrupted practices of our mainline denominations today. Challenge yourself to get a copy of this book and read it with your Bible open and test it to see if it is true. You won't be disappointed, however you will have your eyes opened.

The product was great! Brand new as I has expected. However, it took longer than I expected to arrive. I had read over the media mail process and expected it to be here sooner. I saw no advantage in buying a product shipped via media mail.

This is a great book that will challenge your thinking about the Christian faith today. If you are one of those activist Christians, seeking to pick a fight with traditionalists, this isn't a book for you. This is for mature Christians who understand that their belief in God, his son, and the grace we've been given have nothing to do with the practices of the Church today.

I thought this was a book chiefly about the pagan roots of contemporary church practices. I teach church history and needed a book to challenge my student to discern the differences between orthodox, biblical concepts and the traditions of men.
While it was helpful in this regard - - it actually is a discourse on the "organic church" or home church movement.
Again - - helpful for discerning paganism - - but definately not a convincing arguement for the "organic church"!

The book impressed me with the truth it reveals and the way it takes religion away from Christ and states it for what it is, fallacy. Christ is about relationships between him and others and does not care about rules or policies. I believe these truths need to be enhanced and I appreciate these authors for pointing these out! I do not agree with everything which is described but the information is needed.

This is recomended reading by our headquarters for our mission. We have been reading it and telling all our pastors that we work with to read it too. It is a eye opener about how we see church in this century. It show us that we are just playing at church. Every one in church work or missions should read this book.

Great book, but not for those who do not want to have there church experiences challenged. It truly answers questions many have already been asking ourselves.

This is an excellent book about the practices of modern Christianity and how far from the bible the church has strayed.
The authors didn't touch doctrines that crept into the church at the same time! The biggy is the trinity--it "arrived" along with all the other pagan beliefs that Constantine brought in to corrupt true Christianity

Very informative book with some disputable conclustions but it did make you think. I would recommend