Addressing such questions as “Are You Saved, or Are You Presbyterian?” and “Is the Bible the Literal Word of God or Just a Long, Boring Book?” this is an easy-to-understand, slightly irreverent approach to theology and the kind of theological musings that many youth and others have today. Bring Presbyterian in the Bible Belt helps Presbyterian young people articulate their faith and respond to these questions from a mainline point of view.
P. Alex Thornburg is pastor at Heartland Presbyterian Church in Clive, Iowa. He has also pastored churches in Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Thornburg has been profoundly formed by these communities and their struggles and joys in faith, in addition to experiences with Christians in other countries, such as Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Taiwan, and, most recently, Palestine.
Ted V. Foote Jr. serves as the Zbinden Chair Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Leadership at Austin Presbyterian Seminary. He has pastored Presbyterian churches in Texas and Oklahoma and authored several books, including Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt (with coauthor P. Alex Thornburg) and Being Disciples of Jesus in a Dot.Com World.
