Anabapt-ish Theology Book Club discussion

QUICK UPDATE: I went ahead and added "A Living Alternative" as our May book. I wanted to go ahead and make the call so everyone has time to get the book. Make sure to add your suggested books in the "Nominations" Folder. We'll vote on our June book from May 1st-15th and that will be the process moving forward.

Now in this folder, we can begin our discussion on "A Living Alternative"

Are you familiar with the authors? What insights are you hoping to gain from the book? What is your past experience with the topic?

A Living Alternative: Anabaptist Christianity in a Post-Christendom World, edited by Joanna Harader and A.O. Green.

What does faith look like in a world where Christianity no longer dominates economy, policy, and morality? Why are mainline Christian structures so intimidated by this inevitability? And how can the church learn from those radical-reformers of the past as we venture into this unforeseen post-Christendom world?

I think the only one of the contributors I am familiar with is Drew G.I. Hart. I've read his book Trouble I've Seen. Based on my experience with Hart, I'm kind of excited. I'd never heard of this one before, and I think it will be fun. (Is it okay to call a theology book fun?)

I'm hoping to see answers on how to navigate pluralism as a Christian from the description, especially as a parent trying to have conversations with my teenagers.

I also am obsessed with the idea of the Kingdom of God and the Sermon on the Mount right now, so I'm glad to see that Kingdom citizenship is one of the topics mentioned in the description.

Looks interesting. Pleasantly surprised to find it discounted on Amazon kindle. Drew Hart is the only contributor I am familiar with although a couple others seemed familiar. I just started Who Will Be A Witness, but will set that aside for now. Let’s see where this goes.

Thanks for the invite to the group. I checked out this book, looks interesting. I must admit that I don’t know very much about Anabaptism. Is there a good place to start to get familiar with it?

The Anabaptist Story by William Estep.

I am a little biased but “The Naked Anabaptist” by Stuart Murray lays out the principles that a group of UK Anabaptists agreed to and I find is a good starting point when talking about Anabaptist beliefs

Eric wrote: "Thanks for the invite to the group. I checked out this book, looks interesting. I must admit that I don’t know very much about Anabaptism. Is there a good place to start to get familiar with it?"

Both the books recommended by here are great. Estep is a great historical overview and Murray is a helpful to understand the modern neoanabaptist movement. I'd also recommend Palmer Becker's Anabaptist Essentials.

I am not familiar with any of these authors, nor am I terribly familiar with the Anabaptist movement, but I am very much looking forward to the topic of discussion.

While I know a little about the history of Anabaptists, that's the only background I bring to reading this book. Like others, I am not familiar with these authors, but look forward to reading their perspectives.