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Title details for If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk by John Pavlovitz - Available

If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk

Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans

by John Pavlovitz
John Pavlovitz
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Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience actually aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived? What if we invited one another to share in wide-open, fearless, spiritual communities truly marked by compassion and interdependence? What if we daily challenged ourselves to live a faith that simply made us better humans? John Pavlovitz explores how we can embody this kinder kind of spirituality where we humbly examine our belief system to understand how it might compel us to act in less-than-loving ways toward others. In If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk, John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans-and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word.

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    November 23, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781545919125
      • File size: 182164 KB
      • Duration: 06:19:30

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    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      John Pavlovitz delivers his passionate message to love ALL our neighbors with a conversational style and a brisk pace that reflect the thoughtfulness and humor of his message. Stating firmly that all human beings are made in the image of God, Pavlovitz becomes stern while discussing his difficulties with evangelical Christianity, particularly its attitudes toward women and its negative judgment of the LGBTQ+ community and the pro-life movement. Adamantly opposing the injunction to "love the sinner, hate the sin," he makes no apologies for his use of profanity, his belief that a loving God would send no one to hell, and his conflicted ideas about prayer. S.G. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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