{"product_id":"christianity-after-religion-the-end-of-church-and-the-birth-of-a-new-spiritual-awakening-isbn-9780062003737","title":"Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening","description":"Diana Butler Bass, one of contemporary Christianity’s leading trend-spotters, exposes how the failings of the church today are giving rise to a new “spiritual but not religious” movement. Using evidence from the latest national polls and from her own cutting-edge research, Bass, the visionary author of A People’s History of Christianity, continues the conversation began in books like Brian D. McLaren’s \u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Christianity \u003c\/em\u003eand Harvey Cox’s \u003cem\u003eThe Future of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, examining the connections—and the divisions—between theology, practice, and community that Christians experience today. Bass’s clearly worded, powerful, and probing \u003cem\u003eChristianity After Religion \u003c\/em\u003eis required reading for anyone invested in the future of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe data is clear: religious affiliation is plummeting across the breadth of Christian denominations. And yet interest in \"spirituality\" is on the rise. So what is behind the sea change in American religion? With the same comprehensive research and insider reporting that made \u003cem\u003eChristianity for the Rest of Us\u003c\/em\u003e an indispensable guide to cultivating thriving churches, Diana Butler Bass offers a fresh interpretation of the \"spiritual but not religious\" trend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBass—who has spent her career teaching the history, culture, and politics of religion, and engaging church communities across the nation—brings forth her deep knowledge of the latest national studies and polls, along with her own groundbreaking analysis, as she seeks to fully comprehend the decline in Christian attendance and affiliation that started decades ago—and has increased exponentially in recent years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome contend that we're undergoing yet another evangelical revival; others suggest that Christian belief and practice is eroding entirely as traditional forms of faith are replaced by new ethical, and areligious, choices. But Bass argues compellingly that we are, instead, at a critical stage in a completely new spiritual awakening, a vast interreligious progression toward individual and cultural transformation, and a wholly new kind of postreligious faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering direction and hope to individuals and churches, \u003cem\u003eChristianity After Religion\u003c\/em\u003e is Bass's call to approach faith with a newfound freedom that is both life-giving and service driven. And it is a hope-filled plea to see and participate in creating a fresh, vital, contemporary way of faith that stays true to the real message of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Bass has done it again! She’s spot on-prophetic, compelling, and most importantly, hopeful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Bell, author of Love Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Refreshing, evocative, well informed and original.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvey Cox, author of The Future of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bass explains how experience, connection, and service are replacing theology as keys to the next Great Awakening. It’s a fascinating story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBill McKibben, author of Earth and founder of 360.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Interesting, insightful, impressive and important.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Borg, author of Speaking Christian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…an important and life-giving book, written by … one of our finest religious writers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Join Bass in rebuilding religion from the bottom up!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation and author of Falling Upward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is one blockbuster of an analysis that is also a delight to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Diana reminds us here that, before every great awakening, folks say it is impossible... and after every great awakening, folks say it was inevitable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane Claiborne, author and activist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Of Bass’s many excellent books, this is the most substantive, provocative, and inspiring yet. . . . it leads to a powerful finale of sage guidance for the future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian D. McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bass ably analyzes the struggle for awareness and change that defines spiritual awakening.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Religion Bookline (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In less than a decade Diana Butler Bass has become one of American Christianity’s liveliest writers on religion and social change.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888658346213,"sku":"NP9780062003737","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062003737.jpg?v=1730229556","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/christianity-after-religion-the-end-of-church-and-the-birth-of-a-new-spiritual-awakening-isbn-9780062003737","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}