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My Creed poses the question: What do I really believe?
American Evangelicalism has lost its way. Rather than “God’s remnant,” or “God’s representative on Planet Earth,” or “God’s Chosen,” it is merely a collection of religious tribes with a foundational narrative in desperate need of a re-write.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MY CREED
TABLE OF CONTENTS 7
FOREWORD 10
INTRODUCTION 12
WHAT IS AN EVANGELICAL? 12
DECONSTRUCTION/RECONSTRUCTION 13
GOD 16
THE TRINITY 16
ASSUMING GOD 16
ARCHETYPES AND TRUTH 17
A MOTHER’S GIFT 18
THE BIBLE 19
GOD’S INSTRUCTION BOOK 19
ANCIENT, SACRED, FALLIBLE 19
THE TRIBAL CREED 20
THE BIBLE AS BAPTISM 21
KING JAMES 22
JESUS AND THE SPIRIT 24
APOLOGETICS 25
THE JEFFERSONIAN OBSESSION 25
THE ENLIGHTENMENT 27
THE POWER OF MYTH 28
THE SPIRIT OF JESUS 28
SIN AND SALVATION 30
ORIGINAL SIN 30
SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD 31
FAREWELL ROB BELL 31
FIXATION ON THE LITERAL 32
THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN CREATION STORY 33
THE LOST 34
THE CHURCH 36
SACRED COMMUNITY 36
TRANSCENDENTAL NARRATIVE 37
THE CHURCH OF CONSTANTINE 38
GRACE AND DISGRACE 3
THE END OF DAYS 40
LATE GREAT PLANET EARTH 41
PRIMAL FEAR 42
SAL TLAY KA SITI 43
PRIMAL LONGING 44
THE GREAT ESCAPE 45
MY CREED 47
THE REVISED DOCTRINAL STATEMENT 47
EPILOGUE 48
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 49
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 50
END NOTES 51
American Evangelicalism has lost its way. Rather than “God’s remnant,” or “God’s representative on Planet Earth,” or “God’s Chosen,” it is merely a collection of religious tribes with a foundational narrative in desperate need of a re-write.
And now, just a few years into our both being retired, God has used my dear friend and brother Ken here to confirm that a lifetime of thinking long and hard about issues of faith and practice was necessary to conclude gently – that it’s all a great deal simpler and a whole lot messier than we once professed in those early, heady days.
My Creed is a compelling, courageous, vulnerable, and transparent reflection on a former pastor’s spiritual journey. Ken writes from the heart, telling his story with candor and sincerity.
John Lybarger, Ph.D.
My Creed will make you think. But it will also make you feel both less alone and more hopeful. It will take you somewhere.
Carla – The Bleached Blond Female
With uncommon bravery, Ken Kemp has explored territory so few evangelicals have the courage to visit . . . the crux where belief meets mystery and certainty meets doubt.
Linda Midgett, Emmy Award-Winning Producer
Reading Ken’s Creed took me back to my own roots in my evangelical upbringing with a new appreciation for the values that still define my life.
Scott Chesebro, Ph.D.
My Creed is a powerhouse of truth, wisdom, maturity, clarity, transparency and Holy Spirit power.
Piper Dellums, Producer, Writer and Advocate
It takes courage to dissect familiar creeds, otherwise known as “Statements of Faith” and to take seriously the meanings of the words and the commitments they imply. For generations, many of these statements have gained a greater strength than they deserve simply because few pause and ask, “Is that what I really believe?” Thankfully, Ken takes the courageous step to ask that very question, and then he invites us to consider that question for ourselves.
Scott McClelland, Ph.D.
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