A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman

We read this in bookgroup and I think all of us were glad when we finished it. It was written by and for the evangelical Christian community. David Kinnaman describes the research commissioned by Gabe Lyons in the 2006 timeframe. The purpose of the research was to find out what 'outsiders' (non-Christians primarily), particularly the 18-30 age group, think of Christians. The book describes the main sticking-points for why Christianity is becoming less compelling to the young cohort. It is a call for evangelical Christians to become more like Christ and less like 'Christians.' Since we're labeling, our bookgroup falls into the 'progressive' Christian camp so we often found ourselves in the 'outsider' group in terms of our understanding of things. We tried to use the book to consider where we fall short - even if it is in different areas than the author described. It's good to stretch outside our comfort zone and this book helped us do that.