Repackaging Christianity by Andrew Atherstone
A history of the Alpha movement - how 'God's own spin doctor' repackaged Christianity for a contemporary age.
A tale of vision, determination and extraordinary marketing. . It's a fascinating story * The Sunday Times *
It is a sympathetic picture, but not sycophantic. Space is given to the critics ... a well-written account of the early years of this significant and encouraging Christian enterprise. * Church Times *
A good read . . . Atherstone writes well. * Baptist Times *
A riveting and well-written story * Premier Christianity *
Accessible and lucid . . . a thoroughly theological history, weighing the full range of views on Alpha, positive and negative * English Churchman *
Meticulously researched * Life and Work *
Fascinating and informative * Prophecy Today *
Alpha has become a global phenomenon and, in this well-researched and compelling account, it has now found its historian. * TLS *
It's a tale of vision, determination and extraordinary marketing. It's a tale of controversy too... And it's a tale that hasn't been told before, or not as a full history... It's a fascinating story and Atherstone tells it well. Clearly keen not to sensationalise, he keeps the tone calm and quotes critics as well as enthusiasts. * The Sunday Times *
'an accessible and lucid summary...Repackaging Christianity is a thoroughly theological history, weighing the full range of views on Alpha, positive and negative. Privileged archival access at Alpha International has permitted fascinating insight on the doctrinal discussion behind the well-manicured façade.' - English Churchman
It is a sympathetic picture, but not sycophantic. Space is given to the critics ... a well-written account of the early years of this significant and encouraging Christian enterprise. * Church Times *
A good read . . . Atherstone writes well. * Baptist Times *
A riveting and well-written story * Premier Christianity *
Accessible and lucid . . . a thoroughly theological history, weighing the full range of views on Alpha, positive and negative * English Churchman *
Meticulously researched * Life and Work *
Fascinating and informative * Prophecy Today *
Alpha has become a global phenomenon and, in this well-researched and compelling account, it has now found its historian. * TLS *
It's a tale of vision, determination and extraordinary marketing. It's a tale of controversy too... And it's a tale that hasn't been told before, or not as a full history... It's a fascinating story and Atherstone tells it well. Clearly keen not to sensationalise, he keeps the tone calm and quotes critics as well as enthusiasts. * The Sunday Times *
'an accessible and lucid summary...Repackaging Christianity is a thoroughly theological history, weighing the full range of views on Alpha, positive and negative. Privileged archival access at Alpha International has permitted fascinating insight on the doctrinal discussion behind the well-manicured façade.' - English Churchman
Andrew Atherstone is Professor of Modern Anglicanism at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow and Latimer Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
He has published widely on modern Christian history, especially the evangelical, Anglican, and charismatic movements, for both general and scholarly audiences. His recent scholarly books include, as co-editor, The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism (Routledge, 2018), Making Evangelical History: Faith, Scholarship and the Evangelical Past (Routledge, 2019), The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism (OUP, 2022) and Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and the Building of a Global Brand (Hodder & Stoughton, 2022)
Andrew is the biographer of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby: Risktaker and Reconciler (DLT, 2013).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781399801515 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399801511 |
| Title | Repackaging Christianity |
| Author | Andrew Atherstone |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2022-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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