Christianity for the Rest of Us

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Christianity for the Rest of Us:   How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith.   Harper San Francisco, September 2006.

Christianity for the Rest of Us tells the story of moderate and progressive mainline Protestant congregations - and how they found new vitality through spiritual practices and deeper meaning by pursuing God's hope for transformation in the world.

What others say about Christianity for the Rest of Us:

“Church renewal isn't only about the dramatic and large-scale. It's about transformations quietly maturing in local communities nourished by profound prayer, pastoral commitment and imagination, and readiness to learn from a wide spectrum of Christian wisdom. This excellent and timely book celebrates a vastly important phenomenon that has been too little noticed.”
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

“This is Diana Butler Bass at her very best--a warm, candid, totally engaging scholar taking a look at main-line Christianity in this country and telling us with gusto why she likes what she sees. Bravo!”
Phyllis Tickle, religion editor, Publishers Weekly (retired)

“This energizing book reminds us that the gospels don't belong to any political party or any cultural style--that Jesus' subversive love belongs to us all.”
Bill McKibben, author, The End of Nature

“The most important book of the decade about emerging Christianity and the renewal of mainline congregations. Exciting and encouraging, hopeful and helpful, and filled with examples of vital Christian practices from which all interested in the future of the church can learn.”
Marcus Borg, author of The Heart of Christianity