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Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder: A Good-Natured Roast Paperback – November 30, 2010

by Ted Kluck (Author), Zach Bartels (Author), Frank Turk (Introduction)
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Just how reformed do you think you are? With clarity of insight that comes only from firsthand experience, the authors of Kinda Christianity take on their own cultural-theological movement, offering tips and tricks for all you New Calvinists. From what to wear to who to marry (and how to court them) to what to read, Ted Kluck and Zach Bartels help you work out your reformedness with fear and trembling. “Kluck and Bartels don’t wanna talk, they wanna scream at people, but they don’t wanna listen or problem solve and that’s what’s frustrating about the dynamic of the group.”—Richard Slade, M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary “This is one of those seminal works that embodies a significant portion of our Reformed theological heritage. We all should rejoice to see this material finally available in English!”—Cory Hartman, age 12 “Demonstrates an indirect relationship and similarity between the perichoretic ‘intra divine’ communion and the complementary ‘divine-human’ relation.”—Robert Rusigliano, professional boxer; mason
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Ted Kluck is the author of many books, on topics ranging from Mike Tyson to the Emergent Church. Both Why We're Not Emergent and Why We Love the Church (with Kevin DeYoung) won Christianity Today Book of the Year awards, and Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football won a Michigan Notable Book award in 2008. His work has also appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Cigar Magazine, and Christianity Today. Ted has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a miss-ionary, and taught writing courses at the college level. He lives in Grand Ledge, Michigan, with his wife Kristin and sons Tristan and Maxim. He probably has being Young, Restless, and Reformed to thank for much of his Christian writing career. For more information, visit www.tedkluck.com. Zach Bartels is the author of 42 Months Dry and Kinda Christianity (with Ted Kluck), which peaked at #2 in the religious humor category on Amazon.com. He pastors a church in Lansing, Michigan, where he lives with his wife Erin and their son Calvin. He enjoys listening to Lecrae, podcasting The White Horse Inn, and smoking one cigar every two weeks. And, even though he lives in the Midwest, he just wears the khakis. For more information, visit www.pastorzach.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gut Check Press (November 30, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 68 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0983078300
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0983078302
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.72 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 0.16 x 7.81 inches
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    Ted's work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine, and ESPN.com Page 2.

    His first book, Facing Tyson: 15 Fighters, 15 Stories, was published by the Lyons Press in October 2006, and published internationally by Mainstream Publishing in 2007. His next two books, Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football and Game Time: Inside College Football released in September, 2007. Why We're Not Emergent (by Two Guys Who Should Be) was released by Moody Press in 2008 and won a Christianity Today award for Book of the Year in the church/pastoral leadership category. The follow up title, Why We Love the Church, won the same award in 2009.

    Ted's collection of sports essays, entitled The Reason for Sports, released in 2009 (Moody) and his book on international adoption, called Hello I Love You, drops in 2010 (Moody).

    In 2010 Ted founded Gut Check Press, a small publishing house, where he holds the title Co-Founder and Secretary of the Interior. The company released its first title, Kinda Christianity, in 2010. Read more at www.gutcheckpress.com.

    Ted has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary and taught writing courses at the college level. He lives in Grand Ledge, MI with his wife Kristin and son's Tristan and Maxim. He's a frequent speaker at conferences and events. Book Ted at www.tedkluck.com.

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    An award-winning preacher and Bible teacher, Zachary Bartels has served as pastor of Judson Baptist Church (www.churchlansing.com) since 2005. He holds degrees from Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.

    His debut novel, Playing Saint, has been called an "intrigue-filled thriller" (Library Journal) and "a page-turner from the very beginning . . . gripping and realistic" (RT Book Reviews) and was a finalist for the Inspys and Carol Awards. His followup, The Last Con (HarperCollins Christian Fiction) "will leave readers stunned" (RT Book Reviews) and also short-listed for an Inspy. More recently, he has released Playing Saint: All Souls Day (the sequel to Playing Saint) and Clinch: A Novel, which is geared toward young adult audiences.

    The audiobooks of Zachary's novels are full of cinematic music and sound effects and are available in affordable bundles on his website and he is now in the process of presenting his retelling of the classic spiritual allegory The Pilgrim's Progress as a serialized, produced fiction experience in the podcast "High and Silver Presents: The Pilgrim's Progress."

    Zachary lives with his wife and son in the capital city of a mitten-shaped state, where he enjoys film, fine cigars, stimulating conversation, gourmet coffee, reading, writing, and cycling. He hosts several podcasts (www.zacharybartels.com/podcasts).

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Pete Scribner
5.0 out of 5 stars A Good-Natured Review
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2011
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Much has been made in recent years of Reformed Theology's increasing place in the evangelical community. I suppose this was most prominently highlighted by Time's 2009 list of "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now" with their inclusion (at #3!) of "The New Calvinism." This followed on the heals of Collin Hansen's book on the Reformed resurgence, "Young, Restless, Reformed" and his 2006 article in Christianity Today by the same title.

Who better to comment on this boom than the people who brought you "Kinda Christianity: A Generous, Fair, Organic, Free-Range Guide to Authentic Realness"? You'll recall that "Kinda Christianity" was a sardonic look by Ted Kluck and Zach Bartels at the emergent church, styled after Brian McLaren's "A New Kind of Christianity." Well, now they've aimed their satirical wit in a new direction with the latest offering from Gut Check Press: "Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder," a self-described "Good-Natured Roast" of the New Calvinist movement.

Ted and Zach are friends of mine. Ted and I met at a conference a couple years ago and though Zach and I have never actually met, we're friends on facebook. That counts, right? Anyway, I'm going to give you basically the same type of advice I gave when I reviewed "Kinda Christianity." There are plenty of people who won't like this book. You might be one of them if you:

-Don't like satire
-Don't have a sense of humor
-Can't stand to have someone point out many of your own idiosyncrasies and foibles

If these words decribe you, you can stop reading right here. Certainly don't waste their time by reading the book. You'll note I said don't waste THEIR time. The reason I say their time is, I know what will happen if you are the aforementioned type of person and you read it. You will get upset. You will write Ted and Zach a nasty letter or write a terrible review on your blog. Nice guys that they are, they will feel compelled to respond, and you will have wasted their time.

On the other hand, there are some of you who are Reformed in your theology and willing to have a hearty laugh (no, those are not mutually exclusive categories). If you are among this number, and are still willing to laugh even if you're the butt of the joke, then you might want to check out "Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder."

In this book they make fun of us young Calvinsts (okay, so maybe I'm not quite so young anymore) in ways that could often be labeled "over-the-top generalizations" (read: good satire). As I read the book and considered their jabs, I vascilated between two reactions. At times, I would somewhat condemningly chuckle to myself, "That's so true." At other times, I would find myself painfully admitting, "That's so true about me!"

They lampoon the teachers we learn from, the books we read and the conferences we attend. The media we take in and our use of the internet are also fair game, as are our attitudes toward politics, pyramid schemes and anyone who thinks differently than we do (i.e., the right way).

Take this example from their section on being obnoxious, which far too often is a descriptor that fits us Calvinists to a "T." (Though Kluck and Bartels insightfully point out that "New Calvinists" are not nearly as obnoxious as new Calvinists.)

"Here's the thing: Once you've come right out and said that God himself has chosen who will be saved, nothing else you could say could be more offensive, from the world's perspective, so go ahead and celebrate the Crusades, justify the Salem witch trials, and hand out anathemas like they're Bit O' Honey bars left over from when you used to celebrate Halloween. What have you got to lose? Really, how innocent are doves?"

In the end, if you are young, reformed and especially if you live in Michigan, this isn't just the book for you...it's the book about you. Don't take yourself so seriously. Sit down, take an hour and read it, and have a laugh at your own expense.
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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars They wrote a book about me :-P
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014
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Just a few short years ago in college, I "became reformed." It happened by chance ...providence, actually. I found a good church in town that (I found out later) was Reformed Baptist. A friend of mine introduced me to Calvinism and A.W. Pink's classic work The Attributes of God. It was all downhill from there. Before I knew it, I was reading Owen, singing hymns, drinking beer, checking Challies everyday, listening to the White Horse Inn and doing whatever else fits the YRR stereotype. I had a few friends who were also reformed. We formed our own little clique -- sharing links, listening to podcasts and having deep discussions with brew in hand.

One day, I stumbled upon this book. It was cheap enough on Amazon that I thought I'd give it a read. I don't know that I have ever laughed so hard at a piece of satire. This book was basically written ABOUT me and my two reformed friends. I didn't know that there were other people like us out there, especially to the extend that you could write a book on it. It's a very short read. Packed to the brim with whit that hits you square in the face. I need to read it. Again. for the 5th time.
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Patrick Abendroth
4.0 out of 5 stars More Please
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
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The book (Kindle style...is that reformed?) had me laughing out loud and wanting to share it with others. It is a welcome jab and done in what seems to be the right spirit. I suspect it will sting a bit for some, but hey, laugh it off and be a better man or woman for it. The only downside is the brevity. Not that I need to only read BIG books to prove how reformed I am (or should that be in caps?!?!), but I'm thinking Calvin would have recommended that the Geneva council take action for charging so much money for such a small bookLET. Nice work guys.
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Aaron Downs
5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Influential Book on the Reformed Lifestyle
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
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Some cultural and theological movements are simple and easy to understand. Reformed Angry Calvinism is not one of those movements, as illustrated by Ted Kluck and Zach Bartels in Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder: A Good Natured Roast. These authors elucidate the complexities of the movement with the Reformed Quotient (RQ) formula. This formula allows one to recognize where they fall within the Reformed Movement, ranging from non-elect to C.J. Mahaney.

The authors go on to instruct new reformed Christians on living as part of the Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder movement. They touch on facets of life including what you drive, fashion, media, books, relationships, and so much more.

This book will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most influential lifestyle books to come to Reformed/reformed readers since the Institutes of John Calvin himself. This tome is pregnant with wisdom for daily living. No other work, including the Bible, Grudem’s Systematic Theology, and any TGC article about Lecrae can do more for your reformed persona.

A great read to be sure!
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D. Vickery
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2011
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I found this short read very entertaining, it was nothing short of hilarious, and hard to stop reading. It hit all the right buttons and a few I was not even aware of, showing me I am surely not quite as hip with all things reformed as I thought, having at least a few of the jokes go right past me. All this praise stated, I rather think it does require a certain amount of back information to get the book, if you know little to nothing of the Young, restless, reformed scene you may have difficultly getting the jokes. This said if you are at least familiar with the back ground, and are not apposed to laughing a bit at many things that may just be a little to close to home. I simply can't recommend this booklet enough in between all those books by Owens and Edwards you plan on reading but never quite seem to get around to.
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