The Best of William H. Willimon: Acting Out in Jesus' Name

He’s been called a contrarian a provocateur and a few other things we can’t say in print. He’s also been called one of the twelve most effective proclaimers of the gospel in the English-speaking world. He’s been a pastor a chaplain and a bishop. But ask William H. Willimon how he sees himself and he’ll tell you it’s as a preacher and a truth-teller. He has pursued that passion for preaching the truth of God in over sixty books. Gathered in this volume are Willimon’s best writings on what it means to be a faithful Christian and a faithful preacher of the Christian gospel in today’s world. All the themes that so enliven his writings–the gospel’s refusal to be co-opted by the culture the strangeness of Christian faith the centrality of the preached word of God–are present here. Whether you’re a long time Willimon reader or are encountering him for the first time you will find inspiration and much food for thought from this one of God’s most “peculiar prophets.”