{"product_id":"the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian-paperback-1","title":"The Original Church: What It Meant--And Still Means--To Be a Christian - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames L. Papandrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the Church was never meant to stay frozen in time-- nor blown around by it? \u003ci\u003eThe Original Church\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through the noise of tradition versus trend to rediscover what Jesus actually intended when he said, \"On this rock I will build my Church.\" The earliest Christians weren't stuck in the past, nor were they chasing relevance-- they were rooted, growing, and guided by a clear purpose. This book explores how the Church can develop without drifting, grow without losing its core, and how every believer can live with conviction in a world that keeps shifting. The Christian faith is a compass, not a weathervane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Papandrea is Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He hosts \"The Original Church,\" an online ecumenical community of readers interested in early Christian history. He also hosts \"The Way of the Fathers,\" a very popular podcast on Catholic Culture's platform. He is a speaker much in demand, and he leads regular pilgrimages to Rome. In academic circles, he is counted among the foremost experts on Christian Rome in the third century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45882562707653,"sku":"9781594175732","price":24.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OKM-b26uK79781594175732_9be572b4-b079-4ad2-810d-d85b71d42db1.webp?v=1771801537","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}