Letter to the American Church

By: Eric Metaxas

Narrated by: Eric Metaxas

In an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy warns of the haunting similarities between today’s American church and the German church of the 1930s. Echoing Bonhoeffer’s prophetic call, Eric Metaxas exhorts his fellow Christians to repent of their silence in the face of evil before it is too late.

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.”

Turning the other cheek does not mean standing by while the enemies of God dismantle Christian civilization and brainwash our children. Decrying the cowardice that masquerades as meekness, Eric Metaxas summons the Church to battle.

An attenuated and unbiblical “faith” based on what Bonhoeffer called “cheap grace” has sapped the spiritual vitality of millions of Americans. Paying lip service to an insipid “evangelism,” they shrink from combating the evils of our time. Metaxas refutes the pernicious lie that fighting evil politicizes Christianity. As Bonhoeffer and other heroes of the faith insisted, the Church has an irreplaceable role in the culture of a nation. It is our duty to fight the powers of darkness, especially on behalf of the weak and vulnerable.

Silence is not an option. God calls us to defend the unborn, to confront the lies of cultural Marxism, and to battle the globalist tyranny that crushes human freedom. Confident that this is His fight, the Church must overcome fear and enter the fray, armed with the spiritual weapons of prayer, self-sacrifice, and love.

©2022 Eric Metaxas (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Just wow

Every Christian and every person that fancy’s themselves as such needs to read and heed what is written here; for this country is in dire straits!

I learned some interesting new facts!

Eric is wonderful with his storytelling and explaining in a clear and concise way. Definitely learned some things about the German history I had heard but didn’t fully know the details about. This book is a must read for the times we are living in to ensure we don’t make the same mistakes from the past.

Powerful Read

Metaxas leads the reader through recent church history, calling out the modern day Christian Church, and how its actions (or inactions) may affect the future of the Church, and in turn its effectiveness for God in the world. It poses thought provoking questions for every individual Christian to consider. Powerful read.

Hard Truths

So much of what this book covers makes you realize that our country needs a Spiritual awakening. I pray that God will save our country and our families.

An accurate description of what is going on in the American church today.

I liked that Eric read his own book. His research is extensive and he is very knowledgeable and also he is good at articulating important concepts and ideas to the reader.