{"product_id":"dying-to-religion-and-empire-jeremy-myers-9781939992376","title":"Dying to Religion and Empire: Giving up Our Religious Rites and Legal Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Christianity exist without religious rites or legal rights?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre baptism and communion required for the church to exist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat about the freedom of religion and the right to assemble?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on what he has written in other volumes of the \"Close Your Church for Good\" series, Jeremy Myers argues that our traditions of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and our dependence on the legal rights from the government, have actually hindered the growth and development of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDying to Religion and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to leave behind the comfortable religion we know and follow Jesus into the uncertain and wild ways of radical discipleship. To rise and live in the reality of God's Kingdom, we must first die to religion and empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis revised and updated book now includes discussion questions, perfect for a small group setting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks in the \"Close Your Church for Good\" series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: \u003cem\u003eSkeleton Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Resurrection of the Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 2: \u003cem\u003ePut Service Back into the Church Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 3: \u003cem\u003eDying to Religion and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 4: \u003cem\u003eChurch is More than Bodies, Bucks, \u0026amp; Bricks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 5: \u003cem\u003eCruciform Pastoral Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939992370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939992376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Redeeming Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Jeremy Myers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756788084991,"sku":"9781939992376","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c763f8ec-2587-4918-89d8-5d288822cefb.jpg?v=1706593844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dying-to-religion-and-empire-jeremy-myers-9781939992376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}