Dr. David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and Chair of Christian Social Ethics Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/IBTS. One of the world's leading Christian ethicists, he is the author or editor of more than 25 books, including Changing Our Mind, After Evangelicalism, Kingdom Ethics, Still Christian, Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, and The Sacredness of Human Life. Gushee is a frequent speaker, "Kingdom Ethics" podcaster, and activist. He and his wife, Jeanie, live in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit davidpgushee.com or @dpgushee on social media.
"This is the kind of book that church people need to read together:
in Sunday School classes, Zoom book clubs, and discipleship groups.
It is personal, powerful, and pointed in all the right directions."
—Dwight A. Moody, The Meeting House
*The Meeting House*
"After Evangelicalismcould very likely attract significant
attention. There are many well-educated, fair-minded, and
service-oriented white evangelicals who lack the shortsightedness,
insensitivity, and intellectual shallowness Gushee decries. So his
critique of their more flawed faith-compatriots rings sadly true.
Perhaps his book will be a wake-up call for both." -The New York
Journal of Books
"What distinguishes After Evangelicalism from other critiques and
gives the book great value is how Gushee comes to his criticisms….
He begins, in the mode of classical political theology, with
Scripture and critically, its exegesis. The through-line of the
book is methodology: how does one explore sacred texts for
political and personal ethics today? …Gushee's book is precisely,
inspiringly political theology." —Political Theology
"Who should read [After Evangelicalism]? Certainly for those whom
it is intended: the wounded and weary of church. In addition, I
would urge my evangelical ministry colleagues to engage this
important work. Let it serve as a goad to love and good deeds,
especially toward those whom we once baptized and with whom we have
broken bread and walked in holy fellowship, yet have walked away."
- The Presbyterian Outlook
"I generally like [Gushee’s] books, but this is my new favorite." -
Tripp Fuller, Homebrewed Christianity podcast
“Thinking about Christianity after evangelicalism is neither
trendy, alarmist, nor faithless, but rather it carves out a needed
path forward for those millions of exvangelicals who have found the
movement that birthed them to be irrelevant, traumatic, and even
abhorrent and are seeking a place to land. Few have earned the
right to speak to this topic with such prophetic clarity and
practical insight, not to mention approachable writing style, as
David Gushee.” —Peter Enns, author of How the Bible Actually
Works
“After Evangelicalism is essential reading for those who have found
white evangelicalism wanting. Drawing on his own spiritual journey,
David Gushee provides an incisive critique of American
evangelicalism. But this is not ultimately a work of
deconstruction. Gushee offers a succinct yet deeply informed guide
for post-evangelicals seeking to pursue Christ-honoring lives, and
he does this with such eloquence that the book transcends its
immediate purpose and speaks compellingly to all who are exploring
how to be Christian in these times.” —Kristin Kobes Du Mez,
Professor of History, Calvin University, and author of Jesus and
John Wayne
“If you’re part of the growing number of post-evangelicals whose
conscience resulted in living out your faith in exile, this is the
book for you—especially if your spirit longs to move beyond the
painful place we’ve come from and reengage your spiritual
imagination to explore beyond the evangelical horizon.” —Benjamin
L. Corey, author of Unafraid: Moving beyond Fear-Based Faith
“There is a growing number of people who identify as ex-Christians
in the United States when in fact they are probably
ex-evangelicals. It’s not an overstatement to say that Christianity
is better represented outside of that fairly recent, contextual,
and reactionary movement. And for those who find themselves
disillusioned with the evangelical brand of the Christian faith
they once found meaningful, it may seem as though to leave
evangelicalism is to throw away Christianity. In this book, Gushee
gives a methodical account for why that is not the case. In After
Evangelicalism, Gushee offers clear, comprehensive, theological
content for Christians who follow after Jesus in a direction other
than evangelicalism. And of the many books that David Gushee has
written, this may be one of his most timely and most well-read
books.” —Reggie L. Williams, Associate Professor of Christian
Ethics, McCormick Theological Seminary
“Since the evangelical revolution of the 1970s and 1980s,
evangelicalism has given the impression that it is immune to the
decline plaguing mainline Protestantism. That is, until now. As
David Gushee’s insightful analysis of the current post-evangelical
moment suggests, US evangelicalism squandered its opportunity, and
now people—especially young people—are leaving evangelical
Christianity. As Gushee demonstrates, evangelicalism’s wounds are
mostly self-inflicted, originating in the move by straight white
men to perpetuate structures that reinforce their power and
dominance over the life of the church. Gushee is driven by a
profound need to address the pastoral concerns of this growing
post-evangelical movement and herein offers a combination
manifesto, love letter, and game plan for fellow #exvangelicals.
The rest of the church would do well to heed his words too.
Gushee’s spiritual inventory of this movement and his articulation
of a post-evangelical theological framework serve as a road map for
renewal for a fragmented and moribund first-world Christianity.”
—Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, Professor of Theological Studies, Saint
Louis University
"For some, Gushee will have gone too far, and for others, not far
enough; regardless, he demonstrates to post-evangelicals that there
is the possibility for faith beyond the conservative evangelicalism
to which they can no longer be bound. What is more, he proffers
theological foundations that prioritize the life and ministry of
Jesus for thoughtful reflection and action in society today. His
constructive post-evangelical theology will likely enliven those
who have been gatekept from the richness of the Christian tradition
and the varieties of scriptural interpretations that empower a life
lived to love God and neighbor." - Reading Religion
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