Black Sheep and Prodigals: An Antidote to Black and White Religion

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BLACK SHEEP AND PRODIGALS is aimed primarily at people who are on the edges or outside of mainstream religion - those who reject, question, or have little interest in the tenets of traditional faith.

It sets out to present a more contemporary and more humane approach to faith, drawing on honest doubt, common sense and spiritual experience.

Using no religious jargon, chapter by chapter, it opens up fresh discussion about the meaning of faith in today's world, inviting readers to arrive at their own conclusions.

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Dave Tomlinson continues to write for those on the edge of Christian faith. * The Church of England Newspaper *
I finished Black Sheep and Prodigals impressed by the work of Dave Tomlinson, and I would be a difficult person to win over: here is a priest who celebrates holy communion with Hobnob biscuits and communicates the unbaptised...what shines through is Tomlinson's commitment to people whom the Church has missed, or grasped all too eagerly and burnt in the process. * The Church Times *
Very readable and accessible. * The Methodist Recorder *
It's very interesting, it's all about not alienating people before they even think about crossing the threshold of where you worship. * Chris Evans - BBC Radio 2 *
Possibly the youngest looking 69 year old in the world, author of Black Sheep and Prodigals, what a book that is! -- BBC Radio 2 * Chris Evans *
Tomlinson is encouraging readers to think for themselves. * Preach Magazine *
Very accessible... I commend this book * Methodist Recorder *

Author Bio

Dave Tomlinson was a house church leader for many years and is now an Anglican priest. Unable to accept the narrow restrictions of his tradition, he founded the legendary Holy Joe's, a church in a pub in Clapham for disaffected church drop-outs. He is now Vicar of St Luke's, Holloway, a thriving parish church in north London. He is the author of the seminal The Post-Evangelical, I Shall Not Want and Re-enchanting Christianity, and most recently How to Be a Bad Christian and The Bad Christian's Manifesto.