God's Apocalyptic Insurrection

""Richard Crane offers readers an historically informative, theologically rich, and biblically sound vision of not only what it means to 'be saved, ' but also how 'saved' persons, 'drawn into union with the Triune God, ' should work out their salvation in the power of the Spirit. Crane exhorts Christians to participate in the missio Dei as they partner with God on their life-giving journey in working to transform the lives of others, through actively struggling for justice and wholeness, striving to heal a dysfunctional world with the love of God in Christ."" --Sharon L. Putt, professor of theology and religion, Messiah University ""Hallelujah! Richard Crane's work on salvation is a salve to Americanized Christianity, disrupting soteriologies that reduce the gospel to fire insurance and leave racism and MAGA movements untouched. Reclaiming theosis and apocalyptic intrusion of death-dealing powers, Crane recovers actual good news--our participation in God's very life through Jesus Christ and a Spirit-filled joining to God's liberating movement of justice, healing, and repair in creation. This is a must-read for anyone trying to deconstruct bad-news Christianity!"" --Drew G. I. Hart, associate professor of theology, Messiah University ""How do Christians who know something has gone terribly wrong with Christianity in the US go on? God's Apocalyptic Insurrection offers a compelling way. Assuming that what we need saved from is the very notion of what it means to be saved, Crane sets forth a much more beautiful vision of what we should be saved for that includes practical material guidance in the here-and-now within an eschatological vision of hope. Filled with wise counsel, it deserves a wide reading."" --D. Stephen Long, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, Southern Methodist University