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  • By: Rob Bell
  • Narrator: Rob Bell
  • Length: 3 hours 59 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: July 24, 2012
  • Language: English
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Velvet Elvis is the first book from Rob Bell, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins. Selected as one of 2011’s most influential people by Time Magazine, pastor Bell offers original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christianity is truly all about in Velvet Elvis. A vibrant voice for a new generation of Christians–the most recognizable Christian leader among young adults–Rob Bell inspires readers to take a fresh look at traditional questions of faith.

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Rob Bell is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and spiritual teacher. His books include Love Wins, How to Be Here, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, Velvet Elvis, The Zimzum of Love, Sex God, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and Drops Like Stars. He hosts the weekly podcast The Robcast, which was named by iTunes as one of the best of 2015. He was profiled in The New Yorker and in TIME Magazine as one of 2011’s hundred most influential people. He and his wife, Kristen, have three children and live in Los Angeles.

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Narrator Rob Bell
Length 3 hours 59 minutes
Author Rob Bell
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date July 24, 2012
ISBN 9780062225986

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Genevieve

September 27, 2007

Recently, I've been doing a lot of writing concerning my own beliefs and faith practices. It tends to come up occasionally amongst my group of friends, as I'm one of only a few (if any?) practicing Christians, and I tend to think a lot about faith issues generally because my church tends to be very thought-provoking and inspiring. About a month ago, I emailed one of my writings to my pastor, almost half-expecting him to call me a nutter and suggest I not return. Instead, he said "Read this book, I think you'll love it!"He was right!Sometimes, especially living in the conservative midwest, I become convinced that my views on the state of modern Christianity and on faith and belief in general are "out there," "wacky," or downright sacreligious. It's very nice to be reassured that, all of a sudden, I appear to be part of a "movement." There really are people out there reading their Bibles and NOT falling into the psycho-fundie trap! There really are people out there who think that Jesus' message and mission are a damn sight more important than traditions that end up driving more people away from God than drawing them in. There really are other folks who realize that the bottom line isn't how many rules you follow correctly, but (oh what was it that crazy kook called Christ said??) "Love the Lord your God" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." At the core of Rob Bell's teachings is the historically-focused practice of humble questioning. He points out that in the Judaic tradition of Jesus, learning was more than just rote memorization - you were *supposed* to answer a question with a question. Furthermore, the faith tradition of Jesus was always intended to grow and change with the times... and it always has! It's an easy trap to fall into, to accept the revolutionary teachings of a wise predecessor, and forget that they *weren't tradition* when they were first suggested. This book had me almost constantly smiling, and not just because Bell was simply eloquently stating my own thoughts. His writing style is casual, conversational and accessible. His history was in-depth enough to engender trust, yet interesting enough to make me want to actually read up on ancient Judaic practices myself! It would be a great book for anyone who is new to Christianity, and CERTAINLY for anyone who finds themself put off by the current public face of the faith. Just be forewarned - his end-notes will have you running to the library to increase your personal Mt. To-Be-Read!

Matt

April 04, 2008

Keeping in mind that this is the first "Christian" book I've ever finished and that I loath going into "Christian" stores and purchasing things produced by "Christian" companies my review of this book will consist only of a single idea portrayed in the piece that is worth all four of the stars I gave it.I can't find the exact quote but here's the idea (and it's geared toward proclaimed "Christians");If you woke up tomorrow and there were irrefutable evidence that Mary, Mother of Jesus, was NOT a virgin would it discredit all that Jesus Christ taught and did?This idea BLEW my mind. The idea that all of the Christian faith is built up like a wall, some of us are in and some of us are out and some us us think "evangelism" simply means pulling people to our side of the wall and "saving" them. Furthermore the idea that if a brick were to be removed from the wall (i.e. Mary NOT being a virgin as we understand it) would cause the whole thing to shake and eventually crumble.This idea is so powerful to me that it redeems any shortcomings this book may or may not posses.If you think yourself a Christian than I challange you to consider the idea of "repainting" the faith with Rob Bell.If you aren't a Christian than maybe you can take solace in reading this piece and realizing that not all Christians fit the socially conservative, politically motivated, and biblically selective mold that the last 1500 years of bad church decisions has put us in.

Eric

February 26, 2011

This was my first theology book by a "modern" author. I suppose I shouldn't say modern, as that word is now associated with the thinking patterns from 1800-2000ish. But some people are getting tired of "post-modern," and even "emerging" has its connotations.This was my first theology book not written by a super-conservative Christian who wants you to wear a tie to church.My first reading (3 years ago) really stretched my thinking about all the issues addressed. Since that time (in which Claiborne and McLaren have become household names), my thinking has stretched a bit. And I can't remember the last time I wore a tie to church.This time through I found nothing very new anymore. It seems as if the concepts in this book have either become the new standard from which everyone else springs off and just assumes to be true, or else it was written when these things were already assumed to be true and was simply a basic primer for those (like me) who were unfamiliar with these concepts and perhaps hostile to anything which may have been seen as "liberal."I was especially touched this time through by Bell's reminder that all truth is God's truth, and so we should claim and embrace truth wherever we find it. If something appears to be true but doesn't necessarily fit our belief system, then we need to change our belief system. Our "belief system" should be flexible enough to allow that.I was also encouraged by the author's recommendation to dig into my soul and deal with all the junk I find there. He states that very few people actually live from their heart, but those who do are the ones who make a difference. I'm not sure how to begin that process, but I know it needs to happen.Other than the content, the book itself is beautiful in its design. More books need to be intentional about being a piece of art instead of just paper in binding.

Jeremy

November 20, 2021

Sometimes when I read reviews to a book that I just read, I wonder if we read the same book. This doesn't happen often, but every once in awhile a book will have a number of reviews that just don't really line up all that well with the content of the book I just read. Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith is one of those books. Where many seemed to find only a book of heresy and bad theology, I found a book that was pushing people to believe and live like Jesus and pointing out some ways that the church doesn't do a very good job in that category.Bell's book is like an intro to Christianity in some ways, but for those who are familiar with certain ways the church operates. As the subtitle says this is more of a repainting than a starting from scratch kind of book. If I were to give what I would consider Bell's three main focuses it would be: allowing for mystery; understanding that Jesus is returning, we're not going somewhere else; and for Christians to actually display the love of Christ in this world. To me these aren't difficult emphasis to swallow. I may not always agree with Bell in all places on all points, but I think at bare minimum they stand. I want to look at them all a bit closer though.A big focus for Bell is the idea of allowing for mystery in the faith. This is probably best represented by his trampoline analogy that he gives at the beginning of the book. Honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of the trampoline analogy, I thought it wasn't fleshed out enough and due to that it didn't really work as well as it could have. Bell focuses a bit too much on the springs of the trampoline without also focusing on the frame that allows the trampoline to function properly. I agree with the point he is trying to make and don't think that he believes that all aspects of the Christian faith are springs, but he leaves himself open for people believing that and interpretations run wild. So while the trampoline analogy doesn't work the best, his focus on allowing for mystery and questions is something that I heartily agree with. I think the church spends so much time trying to get every inch of doctrine right that they miss much more than they're gaining in the process. When I was having an interview in the process to become a pastor in a certain denomination, over half of my interview was focused on my interpretation of the end times. I'm one who doesn't really think we can know fully or are entirely meant to know fully, but there was an insistence upon this particular view (which while I had been attending churches of this denomination for years this was not a common topic of preaching). At the end of this interview the attitude was pretty much that they believed I was called by God, but not with them. When we put a system into place that allows for these kind of things, then we've gone off the wrong end. I'm not against doctrine, but we have to make sure we're clear about what is solid and what is more open to interpretation, or as Bell would put it are the springs.Another focus for Bell is the rejection of the idea that the Christian faith is primarily about going to heaven. This has also been something that has bothered me since I was a fairly young Christian. The Bible talks about Jesus returning and God and Jesus renewing heaven and earth. Some heavenly spiritual existence that we're whisked away to is not the end goal of the story. It is a recreated heaven and earth where God is in our midst. Bell argues that this should have an impact on how we view the world around us. This physical world is God's creation and God called it good and even very good, so we shouldn't be so quick to jettison it due to our faulty understanding of going to heaven.The last focus of Bell that I'll mention was that we are called to love those around us as Jesus loved. I feel that for Bell this is connected to the idea that Christianity is not just a about getting a ticket to heaven. If Christianity is more than that, what does it look like? Bell looks to Jesus' own words and says that it is about loving God and loving our neighbors. We are called to the difficult work of loving and living with other people. To some this may seem like works righteousness, but sometimes I wonder if the claim of works righteousness isn't just to excuse our lack of acting like Jesus. I feel like Bell doesn't really pull any punches here. He demonstrates the joy that can happen when we act in love as the church, the hard situations of life that can make loving others hard, and the times that the church just fails completely at doing this.These three themes were ones I found all over the book. I wouldn't say that I agreed with every aspect of what Rob Bell said, but that's true of everyone I read. There was also a good amount that I did agree with, or that challenged me in a good but difficult kind of way. I think what intrigues me so much about Rob Bell is that he presents a faith of nuance and tension. A faith that embraces truth, but understands human limitations. A faith that relishes the beauty and the joy of life and creation, but also laments the hard parts of life. A faith that is alive and a little messy, rather than a faith that has been sterilized and pristine. This is what makes a book like this so enjoyable to me, even if I may disagree with Rob Bell on some points.

Akash

July 27, 2019

This was my first time reading anything by Rob Bell- a pastor whose videos I watched a lot in youth group before the evangelical community blacklisted him for his opinions on universalism. I’m really happy to have read this book and I wish that people would be more open minded about learning from those that they disagree with. Rob writes beautifully throughout the book, reminding me of the basics of Christianity that make me love following Jesus- God’s love, transforming your community, Jesus’ radical teachings, and so on. It’s super approachable and easy to understand, that even someone with no church context could pick this up and start to have an idea of what it means to follow Christ, and what God’s character means for our lives

Michelle

February 24, 2008

Pretty much the same line of thought as "Mere Christianity" addressing some crucial issues of our faith, but it fixed a fatal flaw of C.S. Lewis' work: It was written in a contemporary format that invites younger, less academic, but sold-out-for-Jesus readers to carry on with verver to the end in a way that Rob Bell has perfected over time with his Nooma clips. The book is written in the exact way that he speaks, making it a true trade mark accomplishment and a different style all together. A must read for EVERY ONE!!!

Leah

November 11, 2008

I have been rather reluctant to start this book, but last night I could barely put it down. The book really does attempt to "repaint the Christian faith" by asking questions and exploring different interpretations of scripture in such a way that would probably offend many traditional churchgoers today. In my own search to find some reality in the church and my own relationship with God, this book comes at a perfect time, reassuring me that it's ok to ask questions, it's ok to doubt. This would really be a good read for someone who is on the fence about Christianity, someone who is tired of the Church as it exists today with it's outdated legalities, or someone who just wants to gain a refreshing perspective on their faith...more to come!Ok, have finished the book and I'm a huge fan of the fresh ideas presented by Rob Bell. He is a pastor, so he's not anti-church, but rather updated church. He sheds light on the cliches used by Christians everyday that never appear in scripture, but most importantly, he gives the history of the life of Jesus and why the things he said and did were so radical in his time. So worth the read!!!

Tyler

October 23, 2007

This book was very challenging, and enlightening.Rob Bell details many aspects about Jewish life, such as their beliefs and practices and how they relate to Jesus' interaction with the Jews, about which I was previously unaware.This book helped me better understand Jesus' teaching and what his words and actions truly meant to those who were present for his teaching 2000 years ago.it's a great book, and it reads very quickly.You, whoever you are, should check it out.

Nikki

February 10, 2019

Rob Bell is undoubtably a controversial figure in the Christian world... he’s a voice that angers and terrifies the strongest hardliners of the faith. I have heard it said that church employees love Rob Bell books but are afraid to display them on their shelves at work.. wow, really?!?! I really enjoyed this book. One thing is clear Bell loves the church, despite how he’s been treated by it. “The church is like a double edged sword, when it is good, when it’s on, when it’s right, it’s like nothing on earth. A group of people committed to serving and loving people around them. Great. But when it’s bad, all that potential gets turned the other way. From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Sometimes in the same week. Sometimes in the same day.” Bell encourages every believer to return with eyes of innocence, meaning to always look for good and to not choose bitterness, resentment, and anger when things go bad. Yes, address it, call it out but don’t stay there. Jesus is making all things new, not just once but everyday. Rob encourages people to love with no agenda. Stop using word like saved or referring to those who don’t believe like others, non, in, or outsiders, it’s offensive, you know what he’s right. Stop putting people into categories, it’s rude. God shows no favoritism. See all people as God sees them, made in His image, not the image systems and people have decided they should be. In the gospels Jesus doesn’t chase anybody, He engages, listens, dines with, tells stories, and lets arguments happen. He helps, He loves, He forgives, He laughs, He weeps, He heals. In short, people like Him, be like Him. “If there was anybody who didn’t have a Messiah complex, it was Jesus. “If the gospel isn’t good news for everybody, then it isn’t good news for anybody.” The gospel is simple, people make it complex. My favorite line in the book... “Jesus lives, here’s a toaster.”

Mandy

June 01, 2007

I was surprised at how much of the time I found myself agreeing with Rob Bell. His central theme—that we can't continue to talk to people about faith and do things the same old way—is true. The way my parents talked about faith, entered into worship, and told others about God really just don't work in today's world. That said, I think Rob Bell starts out with a truth, but in taking his repainting of the Christian faith to the upmost extreme, he gets on some theological shaky ground. He suggests that his book is not about "dressing up" church or faith, but challenging it and rethinking it. I would challenge all believers to test their faith and strive to challenge themselves, but Rob Bell talks about rethinking and reformatting theology. . . .and there are some points of theology that can't be changed! They just are. I'm not talking about thinking over the things you once believed about God and have now discovered are totally inaccurate descriptions of His character, unbiblical, or simply your projections onto Him. I'm talking about the points of the gospel message, truths about God's character, Jesus' role in salvation, and so forth. Also Bell seems to be positing that heaven will be on earth. I agree with him that the kingdom of God begins in the lives of believers at salvation. The kingdom of God is here and now and later, but Scripture says that Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. According to the Bible, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. . . .Bell's voice is an interesting one in all the thinkers calling out from the emerging church in today's world. But it's also proof that taking the emerging church's pick-and-choose theology to its natural end leaves you on shaky theological ground a lot of the time.

Reed

October 01, 2007

The book is highly poetic, which increases its resonance but it is still very much a book for Christians. I wish I could recommend it to non-believers as an example of unique and intelligent progressive Christian thinking, but so much of his language depends on at least a cursory knowledge of the faith for the impact to fully set in.That having been said, I am a believer and it resonated tremendously with me (I only killed that fifth star because of the crossover difficulty for non-Christians). His thoughts are challenging, yet hopeful; they are provocative, yet inspiring. What I most walked away with, however, was the sense that I wasn't crazy for thinking there was more to it all than what I had been taught for so many years. There are deeper places to go and deeper things to experience.This notion, above any other in the book, was most worth hearing and makes the book a touching and beautiful journal of unique reflections, insights, and beliefs worth reading.

Stephen

July 10, 2007

Rob Bell has a unique way of looking at the world. As I was reading Velvet Elvis, I felt almost like I was reading a 21st century, not-so-academic, C. S. Lewis. Bell has a knack for creating effective illustrations out of quite mundane items (bricks and walls, trampolines, for example).I say "unacademic" not to imply that Rob Bell is dumb, but only because he lacks that higher style of a C. S. Lewis.I admit that I read Velvet Elvis rather quickly, but I do not recall being struck by anything that I would call "inaccurate." However, there are some items that he discusses that I am just ignorant of. For example, I am unfamiliar with the "Rabbi's Yoke" as he discusses them.Ben Witherington offers some thoughts on Velvet Elvis here: [http://benwitherington.blogspot.com/2...]

Adam

August 30, 2022

For the “Yes-buts”:This is an incredible book. There is so much about it that rings true. I definitely did not align with all of the author’s theological beliefs, but I really appreciate the overview he brings on the purpose of Christianity. I think the idea of the book is that often doctrine is upheld above all else, while the author challenges the reader to live like Jesus first. The obvious danger with this philosophy is that if we do not emphasize doctrine, we can fall prey to false, weak teachings and be led astray. Yet I personally have seen so many people who have “right doctrine” and yet lived nothing like Jesus. Which is better? Obviously, the best answer is… both. (Personal example: Christians who have their soteriology right, their Christology right, their ecclesiology right, and every other “ology” right, yet treat people- whom God loves- like garbage… how is their doctrine practically helping them?) For all of the criticisms against the author’s weak stand on doctrine, he emphasizes something that is severely lacking in Christianity (at least my own experience with Christianity) today. What he emphasizes desperately needs to be restored to the church. Not at the expense of doctrine, but integrated with doctrine. It is so easy to read a book like this with great gems of truth in it, and find something in the book you disagree with, then throw out the whole book, referring to comments about the great gems with “yes, but….” and go on to share what you disagree with. How much beauty and truth and goodness has been lost by us saying “yes, but…” Let all of us who love our doctrine (and I am one) love Jesus just as much- maybe even more… and love others also.

Zak

May 12, 2021

Rob does bits in this, my fav of his to date. Stripping back Christianity to what it's all about and putting his finger on why living a life with the aim of being more like Jesus is compelling. If you want to read some rob I'd start here.

Frank

November 23, 2011

Book Reviews: Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell and Sex God by Rob BellToday's book review will be two for the price of one. I'm going to discuss two different books by the same contemporary Christian author, Rob Bell. He was a musician before he was a minister and brings a fresh approach to the Bible and Christianity.In the first book, Velvet Elvis, Bell says the Christian church needs to be dynamic, continually growing and changing based on how God leads it though the Holy Spirit. The title refers to some artwork the author owns, a velvet painting of Elvis Presley. What if the artist, Bell asks, had decided the Elvis painting was the ultimate in art, that nothing further was needed, that no better art would ever be created after it? Just as that would be a ridiculous statement for an artist, the Christian church cannot be frozen in time, content with how things were done in the past. We need to actively seek God's will for today's church.As radical as that may sound, Bell sticks to the trunk of the tree : salvation through Jesus, the Trinity and other mainstream Christian doctrines. He not only looks to guidance through the Holy Spirit, he also studies the past to help us better understand scripture. Much of his writing involves delving into Jewish customs and traditions to help explain the context in which various New Testament passages were written.Bell has examined whether there are better, more Christlike, more New Testament ways to organize a church. Velvet Elvis describes how his wife, some friends and he would gather at coffee shops and talk for hours about what church could be, about its potential. He eventually helped start Mars Hill church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which quickly grew to thousands of members. His objective in writing about the church's rapid growth was not to brag about what “he” helped accomplish because of course, it was really God's doing, but to describe his brokenness. After a few years he became so overwhelmed with all that the church needed him to do that one Sunday he was tempted to sneak out the door and never return. Instead, he found he needed to further trust God, deal with some issues in his life and delegate some of his responsibility. This is a very moving chapter and I think all of us who have demanding, overly-busy lives can relate to the dilemma Bell faced.Sex God is his newest book, published in 2007. He opens it by talking about how God can appear at any place in our lives to communicate and work with us, just as he appeared to Jacob in the wilderness when he was fleeing from Esau. As the author puts it: “This God doesn't need temples and holy sites and rituals. This God will speak to anybody, anywhere, anytime.”Bell talks about how man is made in God's image and that when we treat others badly such as reviling someone or paying too much attention to the opposite sex's physical attributes we are de-humanizing them, denying that they're in God's image and thus denying the God who made them. And us.The book talks about relationships, the sanctity of marriage, and sexuality, all from a spiritual perspective. It also discusses how these areas of life picture our romance with and love of Christ.-- Frank Lewandowski

David

September 03, 2017

What this book deserves is a well-thought and time-consuming review, one with quotes and maybe even page numbers. I don't know that I could do it justice, so let me be succinct.If you are interested in what Christianity might be, could be and have not already made up your mind for all time about what it should be, then you should read this book. Plain and simple. If you're set on what Christianity is, how the Bible should be interpreted, then don't waste your time reading this book. It won't persuade you, only offend you. If you're like me, and have begun wondering about some of the church's traditional interpretations of things in light of the way Christianity turns so many people off, then you absolutely need to give this book a shot.Every negative review I've bothered to read is critical of the book's purpose, not its delivery. If you read a criticism of this, it's because they disagree with the view points. It's okay. Rob Bell addresses these very critical viewpoints.In summary, this book challenges you to rethink not whether or not the Bible is God's word, but in what way it is God's word, and how we should interpret a book now that was written for a different culture in a different time and place. He challenges you to get to the heart of Christianity's message, not get bogged down in theological debates. He says that Christians do a much better job when they stop attacking other views and stop thinking of their faith as something to defend and, instead, think of it as a lifestyle to embrace with its SOLE purpose and requirement to love people where they are, as they are unconditionally...not as a means to eventually winning them over, but just to love them PERIOD. No strings attached. Every missionary Baptist church just banned this book with that paragraph if they hadn't already.Along the way, Bell offers observations that I thought were spot on, affirming things I've always thought. I won't even try to mention more than one, and that is his view on Christian entertainment. It always surprises my church friends knowing that I, a musician and a Christian, dislike the vast majority of "Christian" music. I never listen to music because it's Christian. (Rob Bell has quite a bit to say about the word Christian only being good as a noun, and not an adjective or a verb). His quote hit home:"It is possible for music to be labeled "Christian" and be terrible music. It could lack creativity and inspiration. The lyrics could be recycled cliches. That "Christian" band could actually be giving Jesus a bad name because they aren't a great band. It is possible for a movie to be a "Christian" movie and to be a terrible movie. It may actually desecrate the art form in its quality and storytelling and craft."Rob Bell is a very good writer and very astute in spiritual struggles. I'm pretty sure you'll love or hate this book, but if you don't think your faith is set in stone and you are willing to be challenged, you should definitely read this.

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