The Kingdom of God is a Party: God's Radical Plan for His Family [Paperback]

Tony Campolo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers (May 19, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849933994
• ISBN-13: 978-0849933998
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tony Campolo (Ph.D., Temple University) is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in suburban Philadelphia, a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, and the author of a dozen books, including Revolution and Renewal, Let me Tell You a Story, and 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to touch.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An eye opener, April 19, 2000

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Randy Buchanan - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kingdom of God is a Party: God's Radical Plan for His Family (Paperback)

As usual Tony approaches this topic from a different angle than most. His thesis is that we've somehow lost touch with the joy and happiness of being part of God's Kingdom. From his fresh view of the tithe (10% of national income devoted to a party with God) to buying a prostitute a birthday cake as a demonstration of love, he makes a good case for why we're not enjoying our walk with God and why those who are not believers aren't all that interested about what we have.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quick easy inspirational read, July 14, 2004

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I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kingdom of God is a Party: God's Radical Plan for His Family (Paperback)

Some religious folks are so serious, humorless, uptight, and narrow-minded. It doesn't have to be that way. The wonderful quality of this book is that it makes God and faith exciting! In an inspiring, informative, and Biblically sound way, the author shows how living the Word of God can and should be a joyous and spiritually rejuvinating and uplifting (and FUN!) thing and that many of us believers need to re-capture that same spirit and verve. It shows how doing good, living through positivity and love, and leading the lonely, the oppressed, etc to their loving Heavenly Father can be a deeply enriching experience both personally and spiritually.

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I have to admit., July 4, 2001

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Jason Usry - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kingdom of God is a Party: God's Radical Plan for His Family (Paperback)

I like this book a lot. The title seems sacreligious, but his points are backed up with scripture. The only reason I didn't give it 5-stars is because he doesn't discuss the full range of scriptural teaching on the kingdom of God. But that's okay...after all, I suspect that his purpose in writing this book was only to focus on this one aspect of it. The book is an easy read and I recommend it wholeheartedly.