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Books by Philip Gulley

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If the Church Were Christian focuses on a Christianity that is consistent with Jesus' teachings and a church that encourages Jesus' example as a model for living. The book explores those values that Gulley believes the church should embrace in topics that will include grace, reconciliation, peace, personal spiritual exploration, and uplifting of the human spirit.



"No one raises provocative questions about Christianity more kindly than Philip
Gulley. In an age of shouting, Gulley gently points out the flaws in the church
while opening ways to practice Christian spirituality with greater integrity.
If the church were as Philip Gulley envisions here people would be knocking down
our doors to experience God's love."
   - Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity for the Rest of Us.

"Like most realistic lovers, Gulley knows that as long as churches are composed
of human beings, churches will be flawed. Yet this truth does not cloud his central
vision: that Christianity is about following Jesus, not worshipping him, and that any
body of disciples still willing to make his priorities their own can find deep springs of
renewal for a credible and dynamic faith. The chapter titles alone are worth the price
of this book. Whether you pray them by yourself or discuss them with others, they
chart the distance between two very different ways of receiving Gods' good news."
   - Barbara Brown Taylor

"Why are thousands of ministers not saying what Philip Gulley says so well!! His vision
of Christianity is grounded, gripping, and filled with uncommon sense. He is building
bridges instead of boundaries, and such wisdom is surely needed now."
   - Father Richard Rohr
“Filled with memorable, insightful and revealing stories. I recommend it.”
    - Marcus Borg, author of The First Christmas

“Philip Gulley separates wheat from chaff, experience from explanation and purpose from function in this book. He calls the Jesus message into a new vision - one that has both power and integrity.”
    - John Shelby Spong, author of Eternal Life: A New Vision

“Gulley puts the Christ back in Christian.  This manifesto is a call not just to worship Jesus, but to follow him. It asks the daring question, "What if Christians actually began to take their Christ seriously?" The answer to that question could change the world.”
    - Shane Claiborne, bestselling author of The Irresistible Revolution



New Memoir

I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood is the uproarious story of Philip's coming-of-age years in Danville, Indiana.

    "Philip Gulley gives us the good laugh, the good cry
    and a good read of a world still in reach through faith
    and family."
         -Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking

    "Philip Gulley's memoir is sweet and funny - funny enough
     that you're tempted to read parts aloud just to amuse
     yourself further."
          - Jay Allison, host and curator, NPR's "This I Believe"

    "Gulley has illuminated a childhood where risk and frivolity
     are combined into one. An engrossing and propelling story
     that never once lets the reader forget that it's our youth
     that makes us all what we are..."
                                               -Doug Crandell, author of Pig Boy's Wicked Bird and
                                                The Flawless Skin of Ugly People

Grace Series with co-author James Mulholland

If Grace Is True describes Gulley and Mulholland's conviction that God will save every person. If God Is Love further explores the implications of this belief in eternal salvation and how it can impact every aspect of our lives.