The Company of the Committed, by Elton Trueblood (1980)

USA: Harper & Row, 1980. Paperback. used-acceptable, cover scuffings and fading, paper yellowing. 5.25x8. “The Company of the Committed: A Manual of Action for Every Christian” (1980), by Elton Trueblood. Despite the popularity of churchgoing, millions are only back-pew Christians, says Dr. Trueblood. What is needed is a task force of committed men and women who truly care for God, for the church, and for other people. Such a "valiant band for Christ" would revitalize the church and transform society. "We have around us many new frontiers, but the most unexplored of all frontiers is that of loving fellowship." To explore this new frontier, Dr. Trueblood outlines a hard-hitting five-point program: THE NECESSITY OF COMMITMENT. THE CALL TO ENLISTMENT. THE VOCATION OF WITNESS. THE STRATEGY OF PENETRATION. THE CRITERION OF VALIDITY. Discover the true mark of this renewed church to be love-love in action that redeems society. This is a forceful and a rousing book that glows with the fire of conviction. Here are "Christian marching orders" for those who want to join “The Company of the Committed.” Author David Elton Trueblood (1900-1994), was a noted 20th-century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and Stanford universities.