just finished listening to the After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity by Dr. David P. Gushee from my Hoopla application. Here is an AI Generative summary from Google.
After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity by David P. Gushee is a book that analyzes American evangelicalism and offers a guide for those who want to pursue a Christ-centered life outside of evangelicalism. The book was published in 2020 by Westminster John Knox Press and has a foreword by Brian McLaren.
Gushee’s book critiques evangelicalism in areas such as its history, identity, biblicism, and theologies. He also shares his own experiences on the margins of white American Protestantism. Gushee’s goal is to help people who have left evangelicalism develop a post-evangelical faith that is intellectually and morally sound, and to help them form a living relationship with Christ. He proposes new ways of believing and listening to God and Jesus, and constructs a theology of Christian humanism.
Some say the book is a wake-up call for both evangelicals and those who have left the faith, and that it could attract significant attention. The Academy of Parish Clergy named it one of the Top 10 Books of the Year in 2020, and a reading group guide is available for download. A group study guide is also available to help people discuss the book’s topics in a group setting.
There are parts of this book that I found informative, parts that I found challenging, parts I found too simplistic, and parts I found disagreeable.
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