{"product_id":"the-holy-no-worship-as-a-subversive-act-paperback","title":"The Holy No: Worship as a Subversive ACT - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Hearlson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian D. McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Adam Hearlson argues that Christians can say a holy \"no\" to oppression and injustice through the church's worship practices. \"To speak the holy no,\" Hearlson says, \"is to refuse to be complicit in the oppression and violence of the ruling power. It is the courageous critique of the present and its claims of immutability.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHearlson draws widely from Christian history to uncover ways the church has used its traditional practices--preaching, music, sacrament, and art--to sabotage oppressive structures of the world for the sake of the gospel. He tells the stories of particular subversive strategies both past and present, including radical hospitality, genre bending, coded speech, and apocalyptic visions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending history, theory, and practice, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy No \u003c\/i\u003eis both a testament to the courage of Christians who came before and an encouragement to take up their mantle of faithful subversion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Hearlson\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar, preacher, and teacher. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ who has served various congregations and taught in seminaries and colleges, he speaks across the country about preaching, worship, and subversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777064665376,"sku":"9780802873859","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ee65e9c08c2549c5c4882b2990c6ac01.webp?v=1780491571","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-holy-no-worship-as-a-subversive-act-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}