http://www.christianvisionproject.com/2008/03/the_8_marks_of_a_robust_gospel.html

http://www.christianvisionproject.com/2008/03/the_8_marks_of_a_robust_gospel.html

"The gospel is the story of the work of the triune God (Father, Son, and Spirit) to completely restore broken image-bearers (Gen. 1:26–27) in the context of the community of faith (Israel, Kingdom, and Church) through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the gift of the Pentecostal Spirit, to union with God and communion with others for the good of the world.

The gospel may be bigger than this description, but it is certainly not smaller. And as we declare this robust gospel in the face of our real, robust problems, we will rediscover just how different it is from the small gospel we sometimes have believed and proclaimed."

The Impossible Faith - or "How Not to Start an Ancient Religion"

http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nowayjose.html

This is a fascinating essay setting out the reasons why Christianity SHOULD have failed at the outset.

"Below I offer a list of 17 factors to be considered -- places where Christianity "did the wrong thing" in order to be a successful religion. It is my contention that the only way Christianity did succeed is because it was a truly revealed faith -- and because it had the irrefutable witness of the resurrection..."

Enjoy :-)