The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community

"This book will make a profound difference for the church in this moment in history."
— The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry

Sometimes it takes disruption and loss to break us open and call us home to God. It’s not surprising that a global pandemic and once-in-a-generation reckoning with white supremacy—on top of decades of systemic decline—have spurred Christians everywhere to ask who we are, why God placed us here and what difference that makes to the world.

In this critical yet loving book, ...