Críticas:
"Bass has done it again! She's spot on-prophetic, compelling, and most importantly, hopeful."--Rob Bell, author of Love Wins
"Refreshing, evocative, well informed and original."--Harvey Cox, author of The Future of Faith
"Bass explains how experience, connection, and service are replacing theology as keys to the next Great Awakening. It's a fascinating story."--Bill McKibben, author of Earth and founder of 360.org
"Interesting, insightful, impressive and important."--Marcus Borg, author of Speaking Christian
"Join Bass in rebuilding religion from the bottom up!"--Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation and author of Falling Upward
"It is one blockbuster of an analysis that is also a delight to read."--Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence
"Diana reminds us here that, before every great awakening, folks say it is impossible... and after every great awakening, folks say it was inevitable."--Shane Claiborne, author and activist
"Of Bass's many excellent books, this is the most substantive, provocative, and inspiring yet. . . . it leads to a powerful finale of sage guidance for the future."--Brian D. McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity
"Bass ably analyzes the struggle for awareness and change that defines spiritual awakening."--Publishers Weekly Religion Bookline (starred review)
"...an important and life-giving book, written by ... one of our finest religious writers."--Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak
Reseña del editor:
"In her latest book, religion expert Diana Butler Bass offers a fresh interpretation of this transformation and identifies a new spiritual awakening taking place inside and outside the church. Based on new research and a careful reading of history, CHRISTIANITY AFTER RELIGION argues that traditional Christianity has focused on three prescriptions, in this order: - This is what to believe (theology) - This is how to behave (practice) - This is who you are (experience and community) However, as modern people began to increasingly question their basic beliefs about their faith, disillusionment ensued and Christians began leaving the church as national studies reveal. Spirituality, by contrast, works in the reverse: people experience a connection to the divine directly and through community, are moved to change and serve others, and eventually discover what they believe. CHRISTIANITY AFTER RELIGION shows how this new bottom-up approach represents the real mission and message of Jesus and explains the dramatic spiritual awakening we are witnessing today. Replete with both statistical analysis and the testimonies of grassroots movements around the country, Bass's latest book shows us how to approach our own faith with a newfound freedom that is both life-giving and service driven. CHRISTIANITY AFTER RELIGION will appeal to both the news media and the large audience that made her first Harper book, Christianity For the Rest of Us, a success"--
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