The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith - Softcover

Murray, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0836199839 ISBN 13: 9780836199833

Publisher: Herald Press, 2015

Synopsis

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In churches and kitchens and neighborhood centers across the world, communities of Jesus-followers are crafting a vision of radical service, simple living, and commitment to peace. Many are finding a home in a Christian tradition almost five centuries old: Anabaptism.

Who are the Anabaptists? What do they believe? Where did they come from? What makes them different from other Christians? And can you become an Anabaptist without leaving your own church?

Follow Stuart Murray as he peels back the layers to reveal the core convictions of Anabaptist Christianity, a way of following Jesus that challenges, disturbs, and inspires. Glimpse an alternative to nationalistic, materialistic, individualistic Christian faith. If you are seeking a community of authentic discipleship, heartfelt worship, sacrificial service, and radical peacemaking, consider this your invitation.

This new edition features:

• Voices and stories from North America and the global church.
• Updated and expanded definition and discussion of Christendom.
• Updated resource section.

Free downloadable study guide available here.

About this title

About the Author

Stuart Murray helps direct the Anabaptist Network in Great Britain, and serves the network as a trainer and consultant with particular interest in urban mission, church planting, and emerging forms of church. He has written several books on church planting, urban mission, emerging church, the challenge of post-Christendom, and the contribution of the Anabaptist tradition to contemporary missiology. He is the author of The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith, Planting Churches in the 21st Century: A Guide for Those Who Want Fresh Perspectives and New Ideas for Creating Congregations, and Church Planting: Laying Foundations.

From the Back Cover

There's a movement afoot . . .

In churches and kitchens and neighborhood centers across the world, communities of Jesus-followers are crafting a commitment to peace and a vision of radical service. Disillusioned with churches wedded to wealth and conquest, many are finding a home in a Christian tradition almost five centuries old: Anabaptism.

But who are the Anabaptists? What do they believe? What makes them different from other Christians? And can you become an Anabaptist without leaving your own church? Follow Stuart Murray as he peels back the layers to reveal the core convictions of Anabaptist Christianity. Glimpse an alternative to the nationalism and materialism embedded in contemporary Christianity. With new stories from young Anabaptists and expanded reflections on the loss of Christian influence in wider culture, the fifth anniversary edition of The Naked Anabaptist will strengthen readers' allegiance to the way of Jesus that disturbs and inspires.

If you seek a community of authentic discipleship and heartfelt worship, of simple living and radical peacemaking, consider this your invitation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herald Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0836199839
• ISBN 13: 9780836199833
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 224