Greg Boyd - Christians and Sinners

Recently I picked up a copy of Greg Boyd's latest book, Myth of a Christian Religion. It is a follow up (of sorts) to Myth of a Christian Nation, which rattled some cages in the conservative (politically) evangelical parts of the church. MoCR does more of the same:

What kind of holiness does the Western Church manifest today? To answer this, we need only ask: Are the prostitutes and tax collectors of our day attracted to us or repelled by us?

While there are wonderful examples of Kingdom communities who attract, embrace, and transform those who are most judged and marginalized by society and religion today, on the whole today's prostitutes and tax collectors steer as far away from Christians as they did the Pharisees in the first century.

Nothing could be a greater indictment of the modern Church than this.

Jesus was known for the scandalous way he loved. The religious people viewed him as an anarchist eroding the moral fabric of society because of his refusal to recognize their all-important distinction between their "holiness" and all they judged to be "unholy."

Tragically, Christians today often see themselves as the primary defenders and promoters of this very distinction. Rather than viewing themselves as "the worst of sinners," as Jesus and Paul command, many view themselves as the morally superior guardians of society who will protect it from those they judge to be "the worst of sinners." So instead of being known as outrageous lovers, Christians are largely viewed as self-righteous judgers.

No wonder the prostitutes and tax collectors of our day are repelled by us.

Boyd references Kinnaman and Lyons' UnChristian as proof of the perceptions about Christians.

Generally I'm impressed by Boyd's arguments. I think that the first book is overall a better argued work, but both add important dialogue to the body. Thoughts?