
"This is the kind of book that every theologian in every generation should be invited to write.... For someone who has not yet read any of Moltmann's work, this book would be a palpable way in which to begin. For a pastor or lay person who has read widely in Moltmann's corpus,...


'His main contention is that we need a much greater emphasis on the place of the congregation in church life and worship. The church should be of rather than for the people; its true life coming 'from below' rather than 'from above' through bishop. priest, pastor or theologian...