The world church falls into many of the traps which about which Jesus issued some of his starkest warnings. This hard-hitting prophetic book identifies: Syncretism - how can we avoid giving lip service to a multi-faith approach; Pharisaism - how to participate in public debate without adopting positions of the extreme Christian right; and, Saducees - it is so easy to focus on maintaining structures. Jesus overturned the moneychangers. Essenes - one temptation is always withdrawal from the world. Jesus stayed engaged. Zealots - some Christian groups advocate armed action. Paramilitary themes in Left Behind series. Jesus refused this option. Samaritans - how Jesus responded to those of other faiths. The spiritual forces behind bigotry. The Romans - how to share your faith with dignity.