Ground-breaking and hugely controversial on first publication in 1995, this classic text pre-empted the emerging church movement, questioning whether the certainties of evangelical orthodoxy could survive in a postmodern world

Dave Tomlinson

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Dedication

Preface to the SPCK Classics edition

1. A symbol of hope

2. We’ve never had it so good!

3. Worlds apart

4. Longing to grow

5. Woolly liberals?

6. ‘Let me tell you a story’

7. The truth, the whole truth, and something quite like the truth

8. Is the Bible the word of God?

9. Positively worldly

10. Christianity for a new age

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When first published in 1995, this book pre-empted the emerging church movement, questioning whether the certainties of evangelical orthodoxy could survive in a postmodern world.

Ground-breaking and hugely controversial on first publication in 1995, this classic text pre-empted the emerging church movement, questioning whether the certainties of evangelical orthodoxy could survive in a postmodern world. Following publication, virtually every Christian magazine and newspaper in Britain reviewed the book. It is still talked about and was cited as one of Dave Tomlinson's three key volumes in a 5-page feature on the author in the March 2014 edition of Christianity. It is still on college and university reading lists. As Dave Tomlinson is keen to stress '...the book comes from a pastoral concern. I wanted it to empower ordinary people to think for themselves rather than be boxed into some pre-packed version of Christianity.'

'I was one of the original members of Holy Joe's, and The Post-Evangelical is a great snapshot of what happened on the fringes of church in the UK in the 1990s. But 20 years on, it endures as a classic commentary on understanding why church fails to connect with people who define themselves as "spiritual but not religious". Essential reading.' Maggi Dawn, Associate Professor of Theology and Literature, Yale Divinity School

Dave Tomlinson was a house church leader for many years before founding Holy Joe's, a church in a pub in Clapham for disaffected churchgoers. He is now Vicar of St Luke's, Holloway, a thriving parish church in north London. He is the author of several books including Re-Enchanting Christianity and How to be a Bad Christian - and a Better Human Being (Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 2013).

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Ground-breaking and hugely controversial on first publication in 1995, this classic text pre-empted the emerging church movement, questioning whether the certainties of evangelical orthodoxy could survive in a postmodern world

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