The Underground Church
Autor Robin Meyersen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 oct 2020
Meyers debunks commonly held beliefs about the early church and offers a vision for the future rooted in the past. He proposes that the church of the future must leave doctrinal tribalism behind and seek a unity of mission instead. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says of this volume: Robin Meyers has spoken truth to power, and the church he loves will never be the same.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781506463377
ISBN-10: 1506463371
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
ISBN-10: 1506463371
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
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Notă biografică
Robin R. Meyers, PhD, has been senior minister of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church, Oklahoma City, for thirty-five years. He is Distinguished Professor of Social Justice Emeritus at Oklahoma City University, and the author of eight books on religion and culture, including the national bestseller, Saving Jesus from the Church, and the forthcoming title, Saving God from Religion. He is a columnist and a widely traveled lecturer on the merits of progressive Christianity, whose church is now the subject of an awarding-winning feature-length documentary entitled American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel. He is married to Shawn Meyers, an artist and professor, and they have three children and three granddaughters.
Descriere
The Underground Church proposes a faithful recapturing of the spirit of the early church with emphasis on what Christians do rather than what they believe.
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Praise for The Underground Church"DANGER: The contents of this book are explosive and could turn the world upside down. About time!"
Bill Moyers
"When was the last time you thought of going to church as dangerous? Once we challenged the status quo; now we mostly defend it. The Underground Church tells the story of how we forgot where we came from and why we must recover our subversive roots. Read this book if you dare. Become part of the movement if you are daring."
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"Read this book. Written by a wordsmith, it is a passionate and challenging call to churches to be liberated from the cultural captivity of convention and into the ′underground church.′"
Marcus Borg, canon theologian, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and author, Speaking Christian
"The Underground Church invites Christians to encounter a radical Jesus, to practice a subversive way of life, and to move beyond belief to love. This is no longer merely church rather it is a movement that many are aching to join!"
Diana Butler Bass, author, Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening
"As I read Robin Meyers′s new book, I felt afresh how subversive the Christian way of life should be in relation to today′s partisan ideologies and consumerist assumptions. He depicts a subversive, transformative, and hopeful identity for followers of Christ one that I hope will be increasingly contagious."
Brian McLaren, author, speaker, activist (www.brianmclaren.net)
"This beautifully written manifesto, grounded in the author′s deep faith and faithful ministry, is manna for those of us who love what the church is called to be but who have a lover′s quarrel with the way it too often distorts the good news about love, justice, mercy, and care for ′the least of these.′ May The Underground Church rise up and flower everywhere!"
Parker J. Palmer
Bill Moyers
"When was the last time you thought of going to church as dangerous? Once we challenged the status quo; now we mostly defend it. The Underground Church tells the story of how we forgot where we came from and why we must recover our subversive roots. Read this book if you dare. Become part of the movement if you are daring."
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"Read this book. Written by a wordsmith, it is a passionate and challenging call to churches to be liberated from the cultural captivity of convention and into the ′underground church.′"
Marcus Borg, canon theologian, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and author, Speaking Christian
"The Underground Church invites Christians to encounter a radical Jesus, to practice a subversive way of life, and to move beyond belief to love. This is no longer merely church rather it is a movement that many are aching to join!"
Diana Butler Bass, author, Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening
"As I read Robin Meyers′s new book, I felt afresh how subversive the Christian way of life should be in relation to today′s partisan ideologies and consumerist assumptions. He depicts a subversive, transformative, and hopeful identity for followers of Christ one that I hope will be increasingly contagious."
Brian McLaren, author, speaker, activist (www.brianmclaren.net)
"This beautifully written manifesto, grounded in the author′s deep faith and faithful ministry, is manna for those of us who love what the church is called to be but who have a lover′s quarrel with the way it too often distorts the good news about love, justice, mercy, and care for ′the least of these.′ May The Underground Church rise up and flower everywhere!"
Parker J. Palmer
Cuprins
Acknowledgments xi
Note to the Reader xiii
Prologue: Empty Sermons, Empty Pews 1
1 Sweet Jesus: Talking His Melancholy Madness 12
2 The Early Church That Never Was 38
3 Waking Up in Bed with Constantine 63
4 Onward Christian Soldiers? 88
5 Faith as Radically Embodied Trust 115
6 Renewing the Church Through Shared Mission 140
7 Leavening the Imperial Loaf 166
8 Jesus Followers on the No–Fly List 192
9 The Underground Church on War, Sex, Money, Family, and the Environment 219
Epilogue: Beyond Belief: The Manifesto of the Underground Church 251
Notes 257
The Author 265
Prologue: Empty Sermons, Empty Pews 1
1 Sweet Jesus: Talking His Melancholy Madness 12
2 The Early Church That Never Was 38
3 Waking Up in Bed with Constantine 63
4 Onward Christian Soldiers? 88
5 Faith as Radically Embodied Trust 115
6 Renewing the Church Through Shared Mission 140
7 Leavening the Imperial Loaf 166
8 Jesus Followers on the No–Fly List 192
9 The Underground Church on War, Sex, Money, Family, and the Environment 219
Epilogue: Beyond Belief: The Manifesto of the Underground Church 251
Notes 257
The Author 265
Recenzii
[STARRED REVIEW] Meyers (Why the Christian Right Is Wrong) offers a number of subversive ideas in his latest, reminding readers that Jesus came to feed the hungry, wage nonviolence, and generally afflict the comfortable in his day. Today, the comfortable are seated in the pews of Christian churches, worshiping idols at twilight. Like many who use a traditional, prophetic voice, Meyers has a talent for putting theology on the ground and in the midst of life. Jesus really does mean for us to feed people, as he did: hospitality is a cardinal Christian virtue. So is nonviolence, but it s so hard that most fail at a practice that demands discipline and sacrifice. Meyers calls for other practices running counter to the prevailing imperial culture, including low or no–interest moneylending and tithing, which may startle middle–class mainline Protestant churchgoers. Going back to basics is not a new idea, but Meyers writes with energy, intelligence, and conviction, adding to the choir calling for Christianity in a new key. (Feb.) (Publishers Weekly, December 21, 2011)
′Offers an alternative escape route for the many enslaved by stifling outmoded and irrelevant patterns of traditional church life, is a must read for any Methodist in Wesley s tradition. (Methodist Recorder, 4th January 2013)
′Offers an alternative escape route for the many enslaved by stifling outmoded and irrelevant patterns of traditional church life, is a must read for any Methodist in Wesley s tradition. (Methodist Recorder, 4th January 2013)