Consuming jesus beyond race and class divisions in a consumer church is the breakout book of a new generation of young evangelical intellectuals who are striving not to make the mistake of their theological evangelical fathers it should be read. Consuming jesus beyond race and class divisions in a consumer church by paul louis metzger james t flynn regent university search for more papers by this author james t flynn regent university search for more papers by this author first published 06 march 2009. Consuming jesus beyond race and class divisions in a consumer church metzger paul louis amazoncomau books. Study guide consuming jesus beyond race and class divisions in a consumer church c2008 paul louis metzger bryan dormaier ross halbach andreas lunden adam mcinturf and william thompson questions to inspire discussion 1 metzger shares his experience in the u s immigration office with his wife as an. Metzger addresses how consumerism as a pervasive framework in modern western culture has affected race class issues in the church of contemporary america while slavery and the jim crow laws may be no more the cultural modes of consumer preference upward mobility and the homogeneous unit principle have infiltrated the churchs self understanding and ideology resulting in church growth