IRD Announces the Release of Taking Back the United Methodist Church

After years of research, Taking Back the United Methodist Church by UMAction Executive Director Mark Tooley has been published by Bristol House.

Mark Tooley chronicles nearly 20 years of struggle to restore the United Methodist church to traditional Christian beliefs.

Tooley walks the reader through how church bureaucrats channeled missions dollars to pro-Marxist groups, how bishops have promoted homosexuality, how the church’s lobby office promotes radical political causes in the nation’s capital and how some seminary professors have denied even Christ’s full deity.  Tooley’s book gives the story behind the story.

You can read how the Holy Spirit is taking back United Methodism, restoring it to what John Wesley first envisioned.

We are pleased to be able to offer UMAction readers a special opportunity; with a donation to UMAction of at least $50, we will ship Taking Back the United Methodist Church to you right away.  This is the book that every United Methodist needs to read.

“You don’t have to be a Methodist to be intensely interested in the integrity of faith and life in a Christian community whose influence touches us all. We are indebted to Mark Tooley for this lively account of the heirs of John Wesley who are fighting the good fight.”

—The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus
Editor in Chief, First Things

 “Mark Tooley has provided for us United Methodists helpful insights into many of the stories behind the stories that have made church news in recent years. His careful and thorough reporting provides for us comprehensive coverage and understanding of more than a decade of important United Methodist events that have made the news. Many of us are profoundly grateful to Mark for his invaluable investigative reporting.”

–James V. Heidinger, President and Publisher, Good News

 “Mark Tooley asks all the right questions—about biblical authority, the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the mission of the church, sexual ethics and leadership accountability. And then he simply allows denominational progressives and elites to answer in their own words. It’s must reading for anyone who wonders what’s ailing the UMC and what we can do to fix it.”

-The Rev. Karen Booth, Executive Director, Transforming Congregations