Table of Contents
Preface 9
Chapter 1 Help Them Get Lost: The Case for Reaching Cultural Christians 11
Chapter 2 Religion without Salvation: Characteristics of Cultural Christianity 21
Chapter 3 Civic Religion: Generic Faith That Demands and Asks Nothing of Its Followers 33
Chapter 4 Bridging the Gap: Challenging Cultural Christian Beliefs 43
Chapter 5 Overcoming Obstacles: Barriers to Reaching Cultural Christians 55
Chapter 6 False Assurance: Once Saved, Always Saved 63
Chapter 7 The Country Club Church: How Lax Church Membership Fosters Cultural Christianity 73
Chapter 8 Christmas and Easter: Moving Beyond Cultural Observance to the Life-Changing Implications 87
Chapter 9 Making Decisions vs. Making Disciples: Why Raised Hands and Sinner's Prayers Don't Guarantee Salvation 105
Chapter 10 God Shed His Grace on Thee: Partisans, Politics, and Prosperity 119
Chapter 11 The Moral Theist: Reaching the Good Person Who Believes in God 131
Chapter 12 Hail Mary Notre Dame Wins: Reaching Generational Catholics 141
Chapter 13 The Watered-Down Word: Reaching Mainline Protestants 153
Chapter 14 Faith, Family, and Football: Ministering to the Bible Belt 167
Chapter 15 The Harvest Is Plentiful: Challenging Cultural Christianity with Courage and Love 181
Conclusion: A Heart Check for Us All: How Do I Know I'm Not a Cultural Christian? 187
Appendix: Types of Cultural Christianity 193
Acknowledgments 197
Notes 199