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Article: Christian Faith: the Basics.(Book Review)
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- Currents in Theology and Mission
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- August 1, 2003
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By Walt Kallested. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999. 96 pages. Paper. $6.99.
Walt Kallested, Senior Pastor of Community Church of Joy in Glendale, Arizona, consolidates the main tenets of the Christian faith into one small, easy-to-read book oriented toward Christians and those who might be interested in exploring Christianity.
The thesis of Christian Faith: The Basics is that God exists, is knowable, and wants to be known by us. Kallested briefly states some general arguments for the existence of God and a description of God's character as posited by the Bible as viewed through a relatively flexible evangelical frame of reference. He centers his ...