Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass

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Butler Bass (Christianity for the Rest of Us ) attempts to give contemporary progressive. He seeks a fresh approach to following Jesus through the lens of Scripture, without the baggage of made-up traditions and meaningless practices. Harper San Francisco, 23.95 (336pp) ISBN 978-0-06-083694-8. Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. Peter DeHaan writes about biblical Christianity to confront status quo religion and live a life that matters. This book shows how it can happen and what it will look like. The conclusion is clear: Mainline churches need not continue their downward slide, they can experience rebirth. She does this with a compelling narrative of her pilgrimage to find the emerging mainline, connecting the church’s story with her own and sharing Mainline’s emergent journey with her own travels. In doing so, these churches are on a path of transforming lives, transforming congregations, and transforming the world. Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith By: Diana Butler Bass HarperOne / 2007 / Paperback 2. Looking at selected mainline congregations that exhibit this emergence, she shares ten signposts of renewal: hospitality, discernment, healing, contemplation, testimony, diversity, justice, worship, reflection, and beauty. This is not a hopeless situation, however, as there are signs of revitalization at some mainline churches with energized growth and renewed relevance, focusing on tradition (not traditionalism), practice (not purity), and wisdom (not certainty). How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faithīy Diana Butler Bass (reviewed by Peter DeHaan)ĭiana Butler Bass opens her book, Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith, by admitting that mainline (that is, liberal) Protestantism is in trouble, with declining attendance and a loss of significance.

Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass