Is a Radical Church Possible?: Reshaping Its Life For Jesus' Sake

by Adrian Alker

Overview

Mainstream Christian denominations are facing critical decline in the United Kingdom. Church leaders call for new strategies for growth but will these be effective? In this book, Adrian Alker calls for an honest look at the life of Jesus and the faith of the Church and suggests a radical and more honest reshaping of the churches to enable them to face the challenges of the present day. The author has been ordained as an Anglican priest for over thirty years and recognises the important contributions which church congregations can and do make to their communities and the wider world. He passionately believes that the Church must become more Jesus shaped and less concerned with its own structures and beliefs in order to attract new members.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785352508
Publisher:	Christian Alternative Books
Publication date:	03/25/2016
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Adrian Alker has served in four dioceses in the Church of England. He founded the St Mark's Centre for Radical Christianity in Sheffield and currently is Chair of the Progressive Christianity Network Britain. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Sheffield for his service to the community.

Table of Contents

Foreword John Shelby Spong, VIII Bishop of Newark, The Episcopal Church of the USA 1

Introduction - The Enemy Within? 3

Part 1 Being Honest about Jesus 9

Would the 'Real' Jesus Please Step Forward? 10

Veiled in Flesh the Godhead See 18

Jesus! My Shepherd, Brother, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King 34

Execution and Vindication 51

Marrying Academy and Pulpit for Truth's Sake 64

Part 2 Being Honest about the Church 71

The Church's One Foundation 72

People of the Book? 87

In the Beauty of Holiness 101

Round-Tabled Church 120

Passionate People for God's Sake 131

Journeying Deeply into the Mystery of 'God' 141

Is a Radical Church Possible? 152