{"product_id":"the-church-cracked-open-disruption-decline-and-new-hope-for-beloved-community-9781640654242","title":"The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will make a profound difference for the church in this moment in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it takes disruption and loss to break us open and call us home to God. It's not surprising that a global pandemic and once-in-a-generation reckoning with white supremacy--on top of decades of systemic decline--have spurred Christians everywhere to ask who we are, why God placed us here and what difference that makes to the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this critical yet loving book, the author explores the American story and the Episcopal story in order to find out how communities steeped in racism, establishment, and privilege can at last fall in love with Jesus, walk humbly with the most vulnerable and embody beloved community in our own broken but beautiful way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Church Cracked Open\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to surrender privilege and redefine church, not just for the sake of others, but for our own salvation and liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Spellers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Church Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640654242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Spellers\u003c\/b\u003e serves as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation, helping Episcopalians to share good news and cross boundaries as part of the Jesus Movement. A former church planter and seminary faculty member, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other and the Spirit of Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Church Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827849937011,"sku":"9781640654242","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ed6fd4d5-626e-4cd2-a93c-df1c67eb42ad.jpg?v=1644578447","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-church-cracked-open-disruption-decline-and-new-hope-for-beloved-community-9781640654242","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}