The Diluted Church: Fact Sheet and Statistics

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Response to The Diluted Church has been wide and varied. As a means to help a would be reader, I have gathered these details from Amazon.com and other places. This file will give you much additional information to the downloadable sections that you can preview. The table below is an analysis of the book based on some industry-established tests that are explained below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fog Index is a readability test designed to show how “easy” a text is to read. The Gunning Fog Index gives the number of years of education that your reader hypothetically needs to understand the text. For reference, the New York Times has an average Fog Index of 11-12, Time magazine is about 11. Typically, technical documentation has a Fog Index between 10 and 15, and professional prose almost never exceeds 18. Information on this index was taken from: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/fog-index.html

The Flesch/Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test is a different test designed to indicate how “difficult” a passage is to understand. There are two tests, the Flesch Reading Ease, and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Although they supposedly use the same measures, just placed into a different scale, the results of the two tests do not always correlate (a text with a better score on the Reading Ease test over another text may end up with a worse score on the Grade Level test).

This test has become a U.S. governmental standard. Many government agencies require documents or forms to meet specific readability levels. Most states require insurance forms to score 40-50 on the test. The U.S. Department of Defense uses the Reading Ease test as the standard test of readability for its documents and forms. Information on this index was taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch-Kincaid_Readability_Test

Fun stats 
Words per Dollar:  5,383   
Words per Ounce:  4,310   

The Diluted Church has several SIP’s (Statistically Improbable Phrases). This shows that other people are talking in similar fashion, or that other people have considered the same subjects and concepts that I am articulating. As you look at the titles mentioned, the names of authors and thinkers; listed is a veritable Who’s Who encompassing people from many different traditions and disciplines. The full listing is available at Amazon.com, under SIP’s in the book listing for: The Diluted Church.

The phrase "earthly citizenship" appears in these books:
6 references in The Diluted Church, by Timothy L. Price, Jon Zens (Foreword)
Pp. 167, 168, 174, 182, 191, and 192 

2 references in Smith Wigglesworth Devotional, by Smith Wigglesworth        
Pp. 16, 180 

2 references in The Power of Faith, by Smith Wigglesworth
Pp. 263, 478

2 references in Between Pacifism And Jihad, by J. Daryl Charles,
Pp. 85, 175 

1 reference in Broken We Kneel, by Jim Wallis
Pg. 26 

1 reference in The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Commentary, by G. K. Beale
Pg. 697 

1 reference in Who I Am in Christ, by Neil T. Anderson,          
Pg. 156 

1 reference in Believer's Bible Commentary, by William MacDonald,
Pg. 1658

1 reference in Philippians and Philemon, by Bonnie B. Thurston,
Pg. 138 

1 reference in Renewal Theology, by J. Rodman Williams
Pg. 1180 

1 reference in Derek Prince on Experiencing God's Power, by Derek Prince
Pg. 350 

1 reference in Rediscovering the Kingdom Devotional And Journal, by Myles Munroe,
Pg. 79 

1 reference in A Biblical Theology of the New Testament, by Roy B. Zuck,
Pg. 326 

1 reference in Great Cloud of Witnesses in Hebrews Eleven, by Ethelbert W. Bullinger,         
Pg. 146 

1 reference in Commentary on Revelation, by E. W. Bullinger,
Pg. 109 

1 reference in Colossians and Ephesians, by Margaret Y. MacDonald,
Pg 258 

1 reference in Smith Wigglesworth on Heaven: God's Great Plan for Your Life, by Smith Wigglesworth,         Pg. 126 

1 reference in Genesis 12-50: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament, Vol. II, by Mark Sheridan (Editor), Thomas C. Oden (Editor),
Pg. 21 

1 reference in Christian Ministries and the Law: What Church and Para-Church Leaders Should Know, by Jeffrey A. Aman,
Pg. 15 

1 reference in Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting by Derek Prince,
Pg. 39 

1 reference in The World's Easiest Guide to Finances, by Larry Burkett
Pg. 191 

 

The phrase “subjective thinking" appears in these books:
9 references in The Diluted Church, by Timothy L. Price, Jon Zens (Foreword)
Pp. 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 40, 57, 168, and 268

10 references in Kierkegaard: A Biography, by Alastair Hannay,
Pp. 279, 280, 285, 286, 287, 300, 305, 312, 314 and 315

6 references in The Encyclopaedia Logic: Part 1, Encyclopaedia of Philosophical Sciences With the Zusatze, by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel,
Pp. Front Matters, 107, 215, 237, 251 and 257

5 references in Kierkegaard as Religious Thinker, by David J. Gouwens,
Pp. 25, 30, 37, 42, and 55

4 references in Henry James and the Philosophical Novel by Merle A. Williams,
Pp. 138, 139, 140, and 156

4 references in Kierkegaard and Socrates : A Study in Philosophy and Faith, by Jacob Howland,
Pp. 55, 194, 195 and 197

4 references in Kierkegaard Studies: Yearbook 2005, by Niels Jorgen Cappelorn (Editor), Hermann Deuser (Editor),
Pp. 144, 145, 149 and 464

3 references in Philosophy at the Limit (Problems of Modern European Thought), by David Wood
Pp. 108, 109 and 139

1 reference in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Critical Reading, by Amy Wall, Regina Wall
Pg. 12: 

1 reference in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, from Back Matters 
           
1 reference in The Portable Jung (Viking Portable Library) by Carl G. Jung,
Pg. 244 

 

The phrase “mental assent" appears in these books:
4 references in The Diluted Church, by Timothy L. Price, Jon Zens (Foreword)
Pp. 163, 220, 242, and 244

5 references in Holman New Testament Commentary - John, by Kenneth O. Gangel,
Pg. 123, 125, 127, 130, and 138

4 references in Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer: Earthly License for Heavenly Interference, by Myles Munroe,
Pp.152, 153, 154 and 164

3 references in Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer: Earthly License for Heavenly Interference (Study Guide), by Myles Munroe,
Pp. 73, 77 and `

2 references in The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God, by Dallas Willard
Pp. 37, 43

2 references in The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard,
Pp. 23, 111

2 references in Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God by Dallas Willard,
Pp. 47, 136

1 reference in The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, by Lee Strobel, from Back Matters

1 reference in The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel
Pg. 241

1 reference in Christ-Centered Therapy by Neil T. Anderson,
Pg. 114

1 reference in Battlefield of the Mind Devotional: 100 Insights That Will Change the Way You Think, by Joyce Meyer,
Pg. 204

1 reference in Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith, by Richard J. Foster,
Pg 225

1 reference in A Ready Defense: The Best Of Josh McDowell, by Josh McDowell,
Pg. 397

 

Special Features:

Questions
The Diluted Church is a book of questions. In excess of 200 questions are asked in the course of this book. An entire appendix is offered to deal with candid questions and straightforward answers.

Scriptural Usage
The Diluted Church encompasses in excess of 200 texts in the discussion of Church/State relations. This is far and away beyond what most common books employ in discussion of this subject.

Recommended Reading
I have shared a list of works that have impacted my life and the way I understand things. Many times a reader is only made privy to the source material an author quotes, when in fact these usually are the most gritty and illustrative that can be used as a support basis for a thesis. To be sure there is usually a lot more material that could be referenced, but objectivity usually suppresses the volume of information presented in a volume. This section in the back of the book helps to give further resources to those who would be interested.
           
Indexing
The Diluted Church is not the kind of book that should be read and set on the shelf. It is the type that one will want to read and reread. Most readers will want to go back into the book and find little nuggets, illustrations or concepts. This index will be very helpful to find concepts and specific details very easily.

Top 50 Words used in, The Diluted Church
This list does not include such common words as: the, is, of, or, then or it. However the words used and used most often give clues as to what a work is all about. The bolded words are the most indicative of this books’ focus and thesis.