Diana Butler Bass

Butler Bass is the author of four books on American Protestantism, including Strength for the Journey and The Practicing Congregation, and a former New York Times syndicated columnist. A popular retreat and workshop leader, consultant, and speaker, she lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Christian Living

Christianity for the Rest of Us

How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith

Talking Points

Butler Bass is the author of four books on American Protestantism, including Strength for the Journey and The Practicing Congregation, and a former NewYork Times syndicated columnist. A popular retreat and workshop leader, consultant, and speaker, she lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Description

For decades the accepted wisdom has been that America’s mainline Protestant churches are in decline, eclipsed by evangelical mega-
churches. But is this really the case?

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Christian Living

Spirituality

A People’s History of Christianity

The Other Side of the Story

Talking Points

Bass is a former New York Times syndicate religion writer. Her work frequently appears in major Christian periodicals such as Sojourner’s and The Christian Century magazines while also a go-to resource for TIME and the New York Times on religion and culture topics. Butler Bass is a frequent lecturer at churches across the country reaching both people in the pews and church leaders. She is on the road almost every weekend and is a key source about the church today and liberal Christians.

Description

Diana Butler Bass reveals the movements, personalities, and spiritual practices that continue to inform and ignite contemporary Christian activism and social justice reforms in the name of Jesus. The book will offer up a much-needed “other side of the story” for liberal and progressive Christians drawing from examples of alternative practices evidenced in every period of Christian history:

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