{"product_id":"the-underground-church-reclaiming-the-subversive-way-of-jesus","title":"The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new way to follow Jesus that draws on old ways of following Him\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Underground Church proposes that the faithful recapture the spirit of the early church with its emphasis on what Christians \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e rather than what they \u003ci\u003ebelieve\u003c\/i\u003e. Prominent progressive writer, speaker, and minister Robin Meyers proposes that the best way to recapture the spirit of the early Christian church is to recognize that Jesus-following was and must be again \u003ci\u003esubversive\u003c\/i\u003e in the best sense of the word because the gospel taken seriously turns the world upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo matter how the church may organize itself or worship, the defining characteristic of church of the future will be its Jesus-inspired countercultural witness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebunks commonly held beliefs about the early church and offers a vision for the future rooted in the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes that the church of the future must leave doctrinal tribalism behind and seek a unity of mission instead\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said,\"Robin Meyers has spoken truth to power, and the church he loves will never be the same.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939221700839,"sku":"9781118061596","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_62c48aa3-0538-4f85-a86f-666dec256bcc.jpg?v=1775092693","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-underground-church-reclaiming-the-subversive-way-of-jesus","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}