Beyond Culture Wars: Is America a Mission Field or Battlefield?

Horton, professor at California's Westminster Seminary, prefaces this provocative volume with these words: "This book is not going to take sides in the "culture war" (i.e. between "liberals" and "conservatives"), not because I do not have an interest in such things, but because the church is no longer pursuing its authentic mission, generally speaking, and ministers are supposed to ring the bell when that happens. As we shall... Read Full Review

Although I read 50-100 books a year, this is one of the strongest books I've read in recent years. Rather than trying to "prove" the case, I want to list some information about the book, then some quotes from it, and let you decide for yourself. I do think, however, that it is a balanced book. It doesn't say "don't get involved in 'worldly' disputes," but "don't lose the church's focus from Christ to politics or other secondary... Read Full Review

Horton certainly is well-read and knows from whence he speaks. The church is not into culture wars, but in the proclamation of the Gospel. This admonition challenges the church to be the church, to be about its Father's business and will here on earth: "We have turned the one true God of history and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ into a tribal deity of the American experience -- we who are supposed to be the guardians of... Read Full Review

If there are prophets today Dr. Horton is one. His book is not for the faint hearted or the intellectually lazy. He knows Theology and the Bible and clearly shows us how Christain are in danger of loosing the message, because of our false concepts about the truth and our creation of "Christian Gettos". He helps us rediscover the Gospel, how we should view the world and how to relate the Gospel to it. And in so doing pulls... Read Full Review