My assistant wrote the subject line, fyi. As you know, I usually only send this UNFILTERED email on Thursdays, so this is a special edition.
I’ve been waiting to make this announcement for over a year. And today is the day.
My new book INSURGENCE: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom is now available. Since August of last year, you’ve been getting my blog posts on the explosive gospel of the kingdom. Well, this is the complete book where I seek to unveil that gospel.
Right or wrong, I believe that Insurgence will define my entire library. It’s what I believe the Spirit is speaking to the body of Christ right now.
Here is an early review:
What Pagan Christianity did in redefinding and revolutionizing “church,” Insurgence does in redefining and revolutionizing “kingdom.” This is a daunting, engrossing powerhouse that’s accessible to all audiences. I predict it will become one of the author’s most iconic works and the new benchmark on the kingdom of God. Penetrating and full of insight. Revolutionary from start to finish, Insurgence astonishes and delivers. A masterstroke of spiritual genius.
Christian Book Reviews, D.S.
On Insurgence.org, you can view reviews by Greg Boyd, Dr. Michael Heiser, Dr. Craig Keener, Kenneth Boa, Dave Ferguson, and others as well as samples (both audio and print). Since it’s debut, it’s been the #1 New Release in Christian Theology on Amazon.
Someone asked why I wrote the book. Simple: I write the book that I myself want to read, but that doesn’t exist.
Since I couldn’t find a book that touches all the dimensions of the kingdom of God in one volume, specifically “the gospel of the kingdom” in a clear, easy-to-read, accessible yet comprehensive way, without a hint of legalism or guilt, and that wasn’t aligned with the progressive left or the conservative right, I took upon myself the daunting task of writing and launching it into the world. (For better or worse!)
What follows is the back cover copy from the publisher.
THE INSURGENCE HAS BEGUN
DON’T MISS IT!
Why does the allegiance that radical terrorists give to their false cause exceed the allegiance that most Christians today give to Jesus Christ? Have we lost the explosive, earthshaking gospel of the kingdom that Jesus, Paul, and the other apostles preached? Have we exchanged this dynamic, titanic, living gospel for a gospel of religious duty or permissiveness and “easy believism”?
Yes, says bestselling author Frank Viola. And it’s high time we reclaimed it.
In today’s politically charged era, Christians on the progressive left as well as the conservative right both equate their particular viewpoints with the kingdom of God. Viola dismantles these perspectives, offering a fresh and revolutionary look at the radical gospel of the kingdom. With gripping power, he challenges Christians to reclaim the lost kingdom message of Jesus and join a spiritual insurgence that can change the course of history.
To order including the Samplers go to Insurgence.org
This Will Prevent Bodily Injury, Mental Anguish & Criminal Activity!
I felt a rumbling and rolling in my world as I read Insurgence …
C.S. Lewis said, “Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in his great campaign of sabotage.”
A sabotage from above. An insurgence on earth. My instincts tell me that prior to the Coming of the King, there will be a remnant in the Church who will rise in a holy insurgence … as a witness of the coming King and the completeness of his Beautiful Kingdom.
I so appreciate you writing this. It’s radical. Radical in the sense of the Latin meaning of the word: returning to the root.
This is not a book you read once and put back on your shelf. There’s a sense in which you’ll have to fight for this. Work through this book once, engaging the reflections and action steps. And then go back and marinate in it slowly, taking even deeper actions. Keep coming back to it from time to time. It’s stunning how many layers of “Churchianity” and pop theology have to be excavated to reclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom that Jesus offers.
King Jesus and his Kingdom are worth the process! Supreme beauty, value, and power. Share it with others, trusting that the Holy Spirit will bring it before the right readership. Jesus will have a glorious Bride. Even if it’s a Church within a Church.