Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance

Os Guinness

ISBN 10: 0801012600 / ISBN 13: 9780801012600

Published by Hourglass Books, 2003

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123 pages. "Prophetic Untimeliness is a hard-hitting critique written with deep love for the church. It offers constructive suggestions for living with integrity in the midst of modern pressures and explores how to be truly relevant without being trivial or trendy." Signed "To Ana, Warmest best wishes, Os Guinness" on the first free page in blue pen. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. We accept all major credit cards and paypal. Additional photos emailed upon request. Seller Inventory # 10-19-11 B28-2

Bibliographic Details

Title: Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the ...

Publisher: Hourglass Books

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

The buzz among evangelicals today is about relevance and reinvention, about new ways of "doing church" through revising, innovating, borrowing, mixing, and experimenting. Yet, says Os Guinness, in our uncritical pursuit of relevance, Christians have actually become irrelevant. By our determined efforts to redefine ourselves in ways that are more in line with the modern world than are faithful to Christ, we have lost not only our identity but our authority and significance. Prophetic Untimeliness addresses this issue by giving practical, constructive solutions for living with integrity in the midst of modern pressures. Guinness explores what it means to be both faithful and relevant, and how to be truly relevant without being trivial or trendy. Readers will be challenged to develop "resistance thinking," an approach inspired by C. S. Lewis that balances the uncomfortable truths of the gospel with the pursuit of relevance. Only by being true to Christ and living with integrity and wisdom will we meet the needs of a world that is hungry for some really good news.

Review:

"Guinness is a prescient prophet whose feet are firmly planted in historical precedents. Yet, in all his brilliance and premonitions, his writing is refreshingly readable. His insightful contribution to this generation should be a wake-up call to people of faith." --The National Educator