Analyze how the recurring didactic framework in Separation of Church and Hate—deconstructing proof-texts, centering Jesus, and providing dialogue questions—shapes the book’s overall argument and its intended effect on the reader.

Analyze the theological and rhetorical consequences of the book’s “Centering Jesus” approach, which elevates the Gospels over Pauline epistles and Old Testament law.

Examine Fugelsang’s characterization of the Apostle Paul as a theological architect whose work helped shape the divergence of institutional Christianity from Jesus’s original message.

Critically evaluate the effectiveness of Fugelsang’s strategy of using scripture to challenge fundamentalist readings as a model for confronting religious extremism.

The book contrasts Liberation Theology with the Prosperity Gospel. Analyze how Fugelsang uses this contrast to explain the political divisions between progressive and nationalist Christianity on issues such as poverty and social welfare.

Analyze how Fugelsang uses the personal narratives of his parents and his grandfather Leonard to support his theological arguments, and evaluate their effectiveness in building a sense of moral authority with the reader.

Analyze the rhetorical purpose and theological implications of Fugelsang’s concluding distinction between “Christians” and “Christ followers,” and consider how this distinction reshapes the boundaries of religious identity in the text.

Analyze how Fugelsang deconstructs the “warrior Jesus” archetype, and what alternative model of Christian strength he constructs in its place.