unKingdom, Second Edition: Repenting of Christianity in America
Ebook
In unKingdom, Mark Van Steenwyk takes a hard look at the ways Christianity has become complicit in imperialism and genocide, particularly in North America. With a blend of humility, wit, and sharp critique, he proposes a prophetic way forward through practices of revolutionary repentance.
“Mark’s book is a new kind of conversion story: not from
disbelief to faith, but away from toxic fundamentalism to a
healthy, contextually grounded discipleship of the Jesus of the
Gospels. I heartily recommend this book for anyone who has
struggled to find and follow the authentic Jesus so often hidden
behind walls of Christian dogmatic thought and practice.”
—Wes Howard-Brook, author of “Come Out, My People”: God's Call
out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond
“Mark’s eloquent writing and sharp wit invite readers to do serious
work as they engage ‘the unKingdom of God.’ As Christians do we
actually understand the subversiveness of Jesus’ statement that the
poor are blessed? In this age of hyper-capitalism and hate fueling
a refugee and climate crisis, followers of Jesus the unKing, must
connect the dots. Mark humbly aids us in this effort with his
revolutionary book. Don't be surprised if you find yourself
disturbed.”
—Joanna Lawrence Shenk, author of The Movement Makes Us
Human and Widening the Circle
Product Details
- Title : unKingdom, Second Edition: Repenting of Christianity in America
- Author: Van Steenwyk, Mark
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Publication Date: 2020
- ISBN: 9781532676796
Mark Van Steenwyk is the Executive Director of the Center for
Prophetic Imagination in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he
integrates spiritual formation, creative political action, and
experimental education to nurture and guide leaders that call
people out of empire to embrace God’s vision for the world. He is
the author of A Wolf at the Gate (2016) and That Holy
Anarchist (2012).