"It would be difficult to imagine anyone reading this book without finding some new insight or inspiration, some new and unexpected testimony to the astonishing breadth of Christianity through the centuries." — Philip Jenkins, author of The Lost History of Christianity
"Interesting, insightful, illuminating, and remarkably relevant." — Marcus Borg, author of The Heart of Christianity
In the tradition of Howard Zinn comes a new kind of church history that reveals the bottom-up movements that preserved Jesus's original message of social justice over 2,000 years. This essential guide to progressive Christianity explores how this powerful, often-hidden, history is impacting the church today.
What if the real story of Christianity isn't about popes and inquisitions, but about the humble, vital faith of ordinary people who changed the world from the bottom up?
