The author uses a fictitious church and fictitious people to write a nonfiction book about the Holy Spirit. Patrick Oden destroys the myth that solid Christian doctrine is only communicated in a didactic style as he shares the conversations of a newspaper journalist and pastor. The personalities of the people and the conversational style turn theology into an enlightening, fascinating read.

The wilderness in the biblical book of Exodus was not just a geographic place. It was also an experience that involved both the human and the divine. The wilderness was an experience of confusion, doubt, and even rebellion. When a 21st-century Christian community faces its own wilderness, it wrestles with the same issues and joins the children of Israel in crying "How long?" As was the case with IT'S A DANCE (Patrick Oden's first book), HOW LONG? puts theology into an enjoyable, accessible narrative form.

Moltmann has been interested in the ecclesial and societal consequences of systematic theology. From his first major work, Theology of Hope, to his book Experiences in Theology, he has devoted substantive space to what each particular doctrine means for our life in this world, as individuals and as a community. The Transformative Church explores these concerns more deeply, looking at each of his major texts and highlighting themes relevant for a transformative ecclesiology. These themes are augmented by adding the perspectives of a contemporary church movement that reflects, in its practices,...