<I>This is a&#160;<a href=http://www.eerdmans.com/Pag%20es/About/Books-on-%20Demand.aspx>print on demand</a>&#160;book and is therefore non- returnable.</I><BR /><BR /> After first analyzing the dysfunctional state of America&#39;s churches--with their capitulation to modern culture-- Schmiechen argues convincingly that the church can be renewed only through the recovery of Christ&#39;s gospel of reconciliation.