“Beautiful and insight-filled.”
~LISA SHARON HARPER, author of The Very Good Gospel, from the foreword
“For churches seeking to rediscover their ‘born again’ life in Jesus’ cruciform, other-oriented gospel—and to be saved from consumerist narratives embedded in North American evangelicalism—Megan Westra’s passionate, practical book is an able companion.”
~CHERITH FEE NORDLING, associate professor of theology at Northern Seminary
“Megan Westra’s Born Again and Again offers an especially winsome example of a new post-evangelical spirituality and ethic that is emerging in our time. This book gives me hope for the future.”
~DAVID P. GUSHEE, professor of Christian ethics and director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University and author of After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity
“A wide-ranging, historically informed, and hopeful book that centers diverse voices and helps us see new possibilities for the church. Megan Westra expands our view of what the church can be in the future with a personal, communal, and public faith.”
~ED CYZEWSKI, author of Reconnect: Spiritual Restoration from Digital Distraction and Flee, Be Silent, Pray: Ancient Prayers for Anxious Christians
“This book should be required reading for every Christian! If you have been left empty and disappointed by a personal relationship with Jesus that failed to address the injustices in the world, this book will challenge and encourage you.”
~KAREN GONZÁLEZ, author of The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong
“Megan Westra has found a way of being Christian in the world that values and honors the voices of all God’s people. If you are doing the work of reimagining your faith, read this book. You’ll find hope and inspiration here.”
~AMY K. BUTLER, public theologian and former senior minister of the Riverside Church
“A strong, sharp, and wise theologian. . . . Megan Westra has knocked it out of the park with this one.”
~DANIEL WHITE HODGE, professor of communications at North Park University and author of Homeland Insecurity: A Hip Hop Missiology for the Post–Civil Rights Context
“Born Again and Again nails it! Megan Westra gives a way forward that creates in the reader a love for Jesus. Her writing is compelling and page turning. A must-read.”
~JO ANNE LYON, ambassador and former general superintendent of the Wesleyan Church and founder of World Hope International
