Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion

Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion 
Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck (Moody)

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802458378
• ISBN-13: 978-0802458377
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Here's the blurb:

Why We Love the Church presents the case for loving the local church.  It paints a picture of the local church in all its biblical and real life guts, gaffes, and glory in an effort to edify local congregations and entice the disaffected back to the fold.  It also provides a solid biblical mandate to love and be part of the body of Christ and counteract the "leave church" books that trumpet rebellion and individual felt needs.


Why We Love the Church is written for four kinds of people - the Committed, the Disgruntled, the Waffling & the Disconnected.

About the Author

Ted Kluck's work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine, ESPN.com Page2, and several small literary journals. A bi-monthly column for Sports Spectrum Magazine entitled "Pro and Con" won the Evangelical Press Association award for best standing column in 2003. Additionally, Ted has written two WGA registered screenplays and an award-winning (Damah Film Festival, Sabaoth Film Festival) short film. Ted co-authored Why We're Not Emergent with Kevin DeYoung. He lives in Lansing, Michigan with his wife Kristen, and son, Tristan.


Kevin DeYoung is Senior Pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, across the street from Michigan State University.  A graduate of Hope College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, he serves on the executive team of RCA Integrity, a renewal group within the Reformed Church of America.  DeYoung in the author of Freedom and Boundaries and co-author of Why We’re Not Emergent with Ted Kluck.  He and his wife, Trisha, have three children.