Book Description
Dave Tomlinson describes a workable new place, a theology and practice of Christianity that holds to essentials while acknowledging the excesses and unfortunate cultural influences of our recent past.


From the Back Cover
You believe in the God of the Bible—but you cringe when church leaders oversimplify, trivialize, and absolutize the faith. You’re not alone. You’re likely among an increasing number of post-evangelicals: Christians growing restless within the bounds of the evangelical orthodoxy they were raised in or trained in—especially its culturally-influenced precepts and mores—and thirsting for something deeper. Something that makes sense. Author Dave Tomlinson encountered these same issues in Great Britain as he approached the writing of The Post-Evangelical. He quickly discovered that many in the church are hungering for a safe place to express their questions, doubts, and insights without being branded "liberals" or—worse yet—"heretics." Far from skewering its subject, The Post-Evangelical actually endorses steps toward rather that away from the roots of evangelicalism—while stridently challenging its man-made rules and regulations that have, for all intents and purposes, become "gospel." A best-seller and paradigm-buster in the U.K. for several years, we now present the expanded and updated North American edition of The Post-Evangelical. It includes: • A forward by Dallas Willard and an updated introduction. • Sidebar commentary from Mark Galli, Timothy Keel, Doug Pagitt, Mike Yaconelli, and Holly Rankin Zaher. • A completely new chapter on the history of evangelicalism in the U.S. If you’ve wandered from the evangelical fold—publicly or privately—you’re not necessarily a backslider. Spend some time with The Post-Evangelical and be encouraged.


About the Author
Dave Tomlinson is the vicar of St. Luke's Church, Holloway, in North London, and former leader of Holy Joe's, an unconventional church group that meets in a London pub. He's a popular writer and speaker and holds a masters degree in Biblical Interpretation. Dave is married to Pat and together they have three grown-up children and two grandchildren.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

You believe in the God of the Bible--but you cringe when church leaders oversimplify, trivialize, and absolutize the faith.

You're not alone. You're likely among an increasing number of post-evangelicals: Christians growing restless within the bounds of the evangelical orthodoxy they were raised in or trained in--especially its culturally-influenced precepts and mores--and thirsting for something deeper. Something that makes sense.

Author Dave Tomlinson encountered these same issues in Great Britain as he approached the writing of The Post-Evangelical. He quickly discovered that many in the church are hungering for a safe place to express their questions, doubts, and insights without being branded "liberals" or--worse yet--"heretics."

Far from skewering its subject, The Post-Evangelical actually endorses steps toward rather that away from the roots of evangelicalism--while stridently challenging its man-made rules and regulations that have, for all intents and purposes, become "gospel."

A best-seller and paradigm-buster in the U.K. for several years, we now present the expanded and updated North American edition of The Post-Evangelical. It includes:

• A forward by Dallas Willard and an updated introduction.

• Sidebar commentary from Mark Galli, Timothy Keel, Doug Pagitt, Mike Yaconelli, and Holly Rankin Zaher.

• A completely new chapter on the history of evangelicalism in the U.S.

If you've wandered from the evangelical fold--publicly or privately--you're not necessarily a backslider. Spend some time with The Post-Evangelical and be encouraged.