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Urban Legends of Theology: 40 Common Misconceptions
Urban Legends of Theology: 40 Common Misconceptions
Urban Legends of Theology: 40 Common Misconceptions
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Urban Legends of Theology surveys 40 of the most common misunderstandings of Christian doctrine. Some of the urban legends are cultural truisms that turn out not to be true; others are misconceptions of what the Bible and Christian tradition actually teach.   

 Author and theologian Michael Wittmer writes in an engaging and incisive manner, probing beliefs nearly every churchgoer has heard at one time or another, such as:   

  • The Bible is our only authority  

  • All sin is the same before God  

  • God won’t give you more than you can handle  

  • Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship  

  • We are the hands and feet of Jesus   

Urban Legends of Theology corrects these misconceptions and offers a better alternative in each one’s place, guiding readers into the full riches and freedom of Christian theology rightly understood.  

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Release dateMay 1, 2023
ISBN9781087756080
Urban Legends of Theology: 40 Common Misconceptions
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Michael E. Wittmer

Michael Wittmer is currently Professor of Systematic Theology at GRTS in Grand Rapids, MI. He is the author of Heaven Is a Place on Earth, Don’t Stop Believing, The Last Enemy, and Despite Doubt. He and his wife, Julie, live in Grand Rapids, Michigan with their three children: Avery, Landon, and Alayna.

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