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Book SynopsisA 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.
Trade Review'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)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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
