Scheduled for publication in July 2010, The Naked Anabaptist by Stuart Murray is a straightforward introduction to the Anabaptist tradition. Why are so many people today in Britain and Ireland intrigued by Anabaptism? What are the core convictions of the Anabaptist tradition? Who were the original Anabaptists?
To read an extract from this book, go to http://www.anabaptistnetwork.com/node/539
We are delighted to announce that (after a delay at the publisher's) the fifth book in the popular 'After Christendom' series - Worship and Mission after Christendom by Alan & Eleanor Kreider - will be published in March 2010.
Early commendations include:
SPEAK campaigns network hosts a weekend with live music, speakers, workshops, arts and prayer; challenging students to be creative in their action for justice.
The weekend ends with a Day of Action outside DSO, the government’s arms trading department.
Bargain price of £55 which includes meals and crashpad accommodation.
More details at www.speak.org.uk/soundcheck10
Lloyd Pietersen's new book - the sixth in the 'After Christendom' series - Reading the Bible after Christendom will be published in 2010. Lloyd is delighted that well-respected Old Testament scholar, Walter Brueggemann, has written a foreword, commending this book very warmly. Here is an extract from the foreword:
Shalom is the Bible’s word for peace. Shalom is the hope of the prophets: enemies reconciled, injustices righted, hurts healed, fears calmed and communities prospering. God’s mission is to bring the whole of creation into harmony; peace with God, peace between the nations, peace with the created order. Followers of Jesus are invited to work with God in this peace-making mission to be ‘shalom activists’.
For those who are not persuaded that 'Back to Church Sunday' has much of a future in post-Christendom, here's a different strategy I've just come across.
