Invisible Jesus

A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ

By: Scot McKnight, Tommy Preson Phillips

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Is Deconstruction A Rebellion Against God or a Prophetic Movement Resisting a Distorted Gospel?

In recent years, we've seen an increase in the number of Christians who are "deconstructing" their faith—critically analyzing Christianity and the church and finding that it falls short. Many end up leaving behind the beliefs and commitments they formerly held. While many have written on how to reverse this trend, Scot McKnight and Tommy Preson Phillips believe that deconstruction isn’t a problem but a voice…

And we need to listen to what it is saying to the church.

Deconstructors are uncovering serious weaknesses in today's church—a renewed fundamentalism, toxic leadership, and legalistic thinking among them. Utilizing the results of recent studies by Pew, Gallup, and others, McKnight and Phillips take a careful look at what deconstructors are really saying, seeking to better understand why many are shedding elements of the faith and church of their youth but also engaging in a reconstruction process, finding Jesus afresh. They are losing their religion, but not losing Jesus.

Filled with stories of those who have walked the path of deconstruction without losing their faith, Invisible Jesus is a prophetic call to examine ourselves and discern if the faith we practice and the church we belong to is really representative of the Jesus we follow. Each chapter looks at a different topic and offers biblical reflections that call for us to not only better listen, but to change how we live out our faith as followers of Jesus today.

Love!

This is inspiring and answered a few questions and inklings I had about the church.

At some points it gets a bit woke for my personal liking, but I understand the point of general message.

Great book!

A healthy posture towards deconstruction.

The authors state that no description of deconstruction is exhaustive, and there will invariably be caveats and exceptions for individuals. This is a necessary disclaimer. The authors do a much better job of describing the motivations of most people who deconstruct Evangelicalism as opposed to the vilification that has come from the loudest conservative voices. But, it falls short of portraying the wide variety and nuance of what faith can look like after deconstructing. However, the posture of heart the authors are after, one marked by curiosity and humility, is the only way to engage with so-called Deconstructers. This book sounds much more Christlike than that of Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett.

Helpful in understanding Christian Nationalism.

It is difficult to understand what is happening right now with Evangelicals and Christian Nationalism.

So needed!

This book is most certainly needed in churches today! Deconstruction has been made into a bogeyman so that it can be ignored. Some folks just don’t want to put in effort to try to see God as he truly is.

Timely

This was a very wonderful book that is timely and warranted. I look forward to future books.