God After Christendom? - Paperback

by Brian Haymes (Author), Kyle Gingerich Hiebert (Author)

In the face of what appears to be a widespread questioning of the practical usefulness of serious theological reflection on the nature and purposes of God, the authors of this intriguing book argue that a return to the sources of the Christian tradition represents nothing less than a rich trove of resources for Christian living. By revisiting the story of speech about God in scripture and in the living tradition of the church, the authors argue that we are thereby enabled to confront the contemporary temptations that too often unwittingly remake God in our own image. In this way the authors provocatively suggest that at least part of what Christian discipleship involves today is bound up with the task of unlearning some of the ways of speaking of God that have become so familiar to us. By learning to reread the texts of the Christian tradition, particularly in its most vital and creative moments, the authors suggest that we might become better equipped to faithfully read the signs of our own times.

Author Biography

Brian Haymes was Principal of Northern Baptist College in Manchester, Principal of Bristol Baptist College, and President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. He is co-author of Baptists and the Communion of Saints: A Theology of Covenanted Disciples.

Kyle Gingerich Hiebert is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Architectonics of Hope: Violence, Apocalyptic, and the Transformation of Political Theology.