{"product_id":"the-underground-church-robin-meyers-9781118061596","title":"The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new way to follow Jesus that draws on old ways of following Him\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Underground Church proposes that the faithful recapture the spirit of the early church with its emphasis on what Christians \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e rather than what they \u003ci\u003ebelieve\u003c\/i\u003e. Prominent progressive writer, speaker, and minister Robin Meyers proposes that the best way to recapture the spirit of the early Christian church is to recognize that Jesus-following was and must be again \u003ci\u003esubversive\u003c\/i\u003e in the best sense of the word because the gospel taken seriously turns the world upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo matter how the church may organize itself or worship, the defining characteristic of church of the future will be its Jesus-inspired countercultural witness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebunks commonly held beliefs about the early church and offers a vision for the future rooted in the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes that the church of the future must leave doctrinal tribalism behind and seek a unity of mission instead\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said,\"Robin Meyers has spoken truth to power, and the church he loves will never be the same.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Meyers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118061594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118061596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.45w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2012 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2013 pg. 46","brand":"Robin Meyers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988383269119,"sku":"9781118061596","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f1c4717-980f-4c97-a48b-c98243b34485.jpg?v=1683294225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-underground-church-robin-meyers-9781118061596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}