We are living in the midst of a turning point in the history of Christianity that is more radical than the Reformation period, perhaps as radical as the birth of Christianity itself. This emerging form of Christianity is so new that it does not seem to be Christianity at all to many people. In this new and and updated edition of his 1984 classic A Primer on Radical Christianity, Gene Marshall continues his effort to envision for the general reader the radical gifts of the Christian revelation for the tasks of realistic living in our contemporary settings.
Progressive Christians will be immediately drawn to Marshall’s discussions of Spirit sickness and how to heal it, his reflections on the nature of God, the relevance of the life of Jesus for people today, and the importance of community and of ethical thinking, which are as fresh and challenging today as they were when he first wrote on these topics. This edition features two new appendices, which contain updates to his original chapters on ethical thinking and the community of the committed.