The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth

Ted Dekker

Jul 2005 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

As believers, our walk with God is motivated by hope-not the bland, vague notion most people have, but the expectation of an exotic, pleasurable inheritance that guides us and fires our passion...or, at least, should.

Ted Dekker has written an exposé on the death of pleasure within the Church. Because many of us have set aside hope and the inspired imagination that drives it, Dekker says we have been lulled into a slumber of boredom, even despondency. Our faith wanes, the joy at having been liberated fades, and we feel powerless. The Slumber of Christianity explores what robs us of happiness and how we can rediscover it and live lives that rekindle hope. The pursuit of pleasure is a gift to all humans-a function of the Creator himself, who is bent upon our happiness.

It's time for Christians to reclaim our inheritance of pleasure. The Slumber of Christianity will inflame hearts toward full-fledged, mind-expanding encounters with hope, through the imagination.

Ratings and reviews

Ted Dekker definitely signifies that there is a major lack of motivation and love of God in the church today. The Joy has left the church that Christians are supposed to have. Although I can't say I agree with all of his Theological views, I don't dis this book ether, and I think this book is very well put together and overall has a good message that someone who is discouraged in the journey with Christ would want to hear!

Truly thought provoking and has encouraged me to desire the joys of heaven with my Lord.

About the author

The son of missionaries, Ted Dekker grew up in the jungles of Indonesia. He returned to the United States to attend Evangel College, graduating with a religion and philosophy major. After several years in corporate marketing, he began writing books like Heaven's Wager. Ted and his wife live in the mountains of Colorado with their four children.