Karina Woolrich ACORN PRESS
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New Book Information
Title: From Head to Toe: Men and Their Roles in the First Two Generations of Christianity
Author: Ross Saunders (1926–2005)
Edition: 1st edition
Formats: paperback and eBook
Publication date: 30 April 2014
Launch details: 6.30 pm
Wednesday30 April 2014
Koorong Books
4-8 Vicki St
Blackburn Sth VIC 3130
RRP: $29.95 (paperback)
eBook price will vary depending on retailer
Acorn website quick link:
http://acornpress.net.au/publications/biography-history/from-head-to-toe-men-and-their-roles-in-the-first-two-generations-of-christianity/
Synopsis
From Head to Toe invites us to into the world of men in the first two generations of Christianity as they come to terms with what it means to follow Jesus. We share in their struggles and triumphs as they make the journey ‘from head to toe’ – from status-seeking to serving.
Ross Saunders shows us how to read the New Testament with new eyes and hearts, exploring our own understanding of authority, leadership and service within the household of God.
Author biography
Ross Saunders (1926–2005) served as an Anglican minister and spent many years in religious broadcasting. He was the author of Outrageous Women, Outrageous God: Women in the First Two Generations of Christianity and Were You There: People of Christ’s Passion.
Additional details
ISBN: 9780987428691 (paperback)
9780992447601 (eBook)
Book details:
• Pages – 256
• Weight – TBC
• Dimensions – 224 x 148 mm
Availability:
• Paperback can be purchased through Acorn’s website (www.acornpress.net.au). Wholesalers can contact Acorn’s distributors, Rainbow Book Agencies.
• EBook available for purchase through the following sites:
o Amazon Kindle
o Apple’s iBookstore
o Kobo
o Barnes & Noble
o Koorong
Endorsements
For a church that has been steeped in patriarchy, it is quite a shock to see Jesus as a feminist. But that is exactly what Ross Saunders documents. Scholarly but readable, From Head to Toe examines the lives of dozens of men in the Bible as they are called to relinquish status and accept Jesus’ radical view: that true leadership means becoming a servant to all. Along the way, Saunders unfolds in extraordinary detail the lives of these men and their struggles and triumphs with Jesus’ message. The message for us now is no less radical. To follow Jesus, we men must abandon all claims to privilege or power. Only then can we be free.
Steve Biddulph, author of The New Manhood
From Head to Toe makes a significant contribution to understanding the culture of the first two generations of Christianity and provides an important opportunity to stimulate fresh discussion about servant leadership in the church.
Jackie Stoneman, Director of Studies, Mary Andrews College
