{"product_id":"the-church-has-a-past-andy-roland-9781915465825","title":"The Church has a Past - has it got a Future?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is packed full of history and enormous challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is an adventurous journey through the history of the Church and asks important questions for its future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-crafted and fascinating pilgrimage, stopping often to be refreshed and challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndy Roland considers three fundamental questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere were we? Where are we? Where could we be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eCONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 2000 years of Christianity, what questions arose from society to which the Church could give a response?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(spoiler alert - the questions kept changing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eNEW WORLD\/NEW CONSCIOUSNESS\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll major changes and developments since 2000 are described: from liberalism to autocracy, from graphene to CRISPR, from sexualities to AI, from mindfulness to food banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eBEING CREDIBLE IN THE POST-MODERN WORLD\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas the Church got a future in the public square?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly by reformulating its understanding of its sacred cows, such as the Bible, other faiths, sin and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy the Ride!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Roland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915465826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915465825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Filament Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Andy Roland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520023998719,"sku":"9781915465825","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_030d3262-0249-4759-a1ec-6b5f705047c5.jpg?v=1778740265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-church-has-a-past-andy-roland-9781915465825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}