Fall to Grace

A Revolution of God, Self and Society

Contributors

By Jay Bakker

With Martin Edlund

On Sale
Sep 4, 2012
Page Count
224 pages
Publisher
Jericho Books
ISBN-13
9780446539494

If anyone ever had a reason to leave the faith, Jay Bakker did. The son of mega-televangelists Jim Bakker and the late Tammy Faye Messner, Bakker was only 11 years old when his parents’ PTL ministry was caught in a high-profile accounting fraud scandal, and his family was devastated by his father’s affair and his parents’ subsequent divorce.

A disillusioned Bakker turned to drugs and alcohol and left his childhood beliefs behind. But along the way, an interesting thing happened: Bakker came to understand, through all his pain, what God’s grace was really all about.

FALL TO GRACE re-envisions the true nature of grace and what it means in everyday life. With disarming humility, poignant observations, and spot-on theology, Bakker challenges Christians to reassess their understanding of salvation and invites non-Christians to see Jesus with fresh eyes.

  • Praise for FALL TO GRACE:

    "Jay is right: a revolution is taking place. And it's a revolution of grace, affecting our view of God, our view of ourselves, and our view of neighbor, stranger, enemy, and outcast. As I read this honest and challenging book, I kept thinking, 'Sign me up for the revolution!'"
    Brian McLaren, speaker, activist and author of Naked Spirituality
  • "With Fall to Grace, Jay Bakker has written just the book that Christians on both sides of our tragically polarized faith need to read. Relying on both his own personal experience and a thoughtful and theological reading of the New Testament, he reminds us of the very core of the gospel. And, in so doing, he challenges me to reconsider the Apostle Paul, the biblical writer with whom I most often wrestle. This book deserves a wide readership."
    Tony Jones, author of The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and the theologian-in-residence at Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis
  • "A real eye-opener for Christians, non-Christians and-- perhaps especially-- Christians who would sometimes rather not call themselves that."
    Daniel Radosh, author of Rapture Ready! Adventure in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture
  • Praise for Jay Bakker:

    "Jay Bakker is the Brennan Manning for the upcoming generations."
    Spencer Burke, founder of TheOOZE.com and author of A Heretic's Guide to Eternity

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Jay Bakker

About the Author

Jay Bakker is co-pastor of Revolution NYC, gay rights activist, and winner of the 2012 PFLAG Straight for Equality In Faith Communities award. He is a grace enthusiast, a dyslexic introverted pessimist, and a prisoner of hope. Bakker previous books include Son of a Preacher Man and Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self, and Society. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. http://www.revolutionnyc.com

Andy Meisenheimer is a writer, editor, and stay-at-home dad. He and his family live in Manhattan, NY.

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