A new way to follow Jesus that draws on old ways of following Him The Underground Church proposes that the faithful recapture the spirit of the early church with its emphasis on what Christians do rather than what they believe. Prominent progressive writer, speaker, and minister Robin Meyers proposes that the best way to recapture the spirit of the early Christian church is to recognizethat Jesus-following was and must be again subversive in the best sense of the word because the gospel taken seriously turns the world upside down. No matter how the church may organize itself or worship, the defining characteristic of church of the future will be its Jesus-inspired countercultural witness. Debunks commonly held beliefs about the early church and offers a vision for thefuture rooted in the past Proposes that the church of the future must leave doctrinal tribalism behind and seek a unity of mission instead Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said,'Robin Meyers has spoken truth to power, and the church he loves will never be the same.' INDICE: Note to the Reader Prologue: Empty Sermons, Empty Pews 1 Sweet Jesus: Talking His Melancholy Madness 2 The Early Church That Never Was 3 Waking Up in Bed with Constantine 4 Onward Christian Soldiers? 5 Faith as Radically Embodied Trust 6 Renewing the Church Through Shared Mission 7 Leavening the Imperial Loaf 8 Jesus Followers on the No-Fly List 9 The Underground Church on War, Sex, Money, Family, and the Environment Epilogue: Beyond Belief: The Manifesto of the Underground Church Notes The Author
- ISBN: 978-1-118-06159-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 29/02/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés