![]() ![]() ![]() To give you a taste of the new perceptions that Kinnaman and Lyons argue for, let’s look at the perception that Christians are hypocritical or “say one thing but live something entirely different.” A new perception the authors offer for Christians to cultivate is that “Christians are transparent about their flaws and act first, talk second.” They believe that in many ways the outsiders are accurate in their observations and that this new perception is really more Christian. To that end they present six perceptions these young adults have of Christians gained not so much from the media but from personal relationships and experience with Christians and six corresponding new perceptions that Christians should work to foster. Kinnaman and Lyons are clear throughout the whole book that the point of this research is not to figure out what 16-29 year-olds want and give it to them, but rather to listen to their perspective and learn from it. ![]() ![]() These outsiders view Christians as, well, unchristian. The book is based on representative polling and interviews done with 16-29 years-olds (referred to by demographers as “older Mosaics” and “younger Busters”) who are outside the church (“outsiders”) on how they view Christians. OK, maybe that’s a little aggressive, but their book unchristian is hard to ignore. Unchristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyonsĭavid Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons give the church a much needed kick in the gut. ![]()
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