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“Scholarly, pastoral, prophetic, and eloquent. The invitation to follow Jesus instead of worshiping Christ could not come at a more important time, or be issued by a more credible source.” — Desmond Tutu “Robin Meyers emerges in Saving Jesus from the Church as a national voice for a new Christianity. He is a well read scholar and a superb communicator. He writes with a refreshing honesty and a disarming authority. This book is a treat.” — John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious Robin Meyers, a rising star of liberal Christianity, restores the true mission of the faith that captures the heart of Jesus’s concern for people over “right belief.” Saving Jesus from the Church will resonate deeply with those who enjoy the works of John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, and John Dominic Crossan.
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Rev. Dr. Robin R. Meyers is a nationally known UCC pastor, professor, peace activist, and the author of eight books about progressive Christianity and American society. He is retired from the pulpit of Mayflower Congregational UCC church, Oklahoma City, where he served as senior minister for 35 years. He is also the Distinguished Professor of Social Justice Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oklahoma City University. Dr. Meyers lectures and gives workshops on church renewal around the country (see RobinRexMeyers.com) , and is an award-winning commentator for NPR. His teaching and preaching offer a non-literal, non-dogmantic approach to Christianity, and his politics are neither left nor right, but rather subversive for the cause of love. He seeks to build, not a collection of "believers," but a Beloved Community devoted to embodying peace and justice in a broken world. As a professor, he teaches the ancient canons of rhetoric, urging his students to think critically and fearlessly about the things they think they know. His method is Socratic, grounded in the belief that the truth is accessible but often obscured, and that love is life's highest achievement. His books all revolve around questions of religion, ethics, and language--that is, around transcendence, morality, and the redemptive power of telling the truth. His latest book, "Saving God from Religion: A Minister's Search for Faith in a Skeptical Age" is now available from Penguin/Random House.
