EMERGING DOWNUNDER taps into the current hunger for spirituality, the death pains of obsolete church forms, and the rising tide of hope felt by many Christians. It suggests ways the fragmented church may reconnect both with its root and the contemporary environment, providing practical examples of church that bring praying, eating, learning and hospitality together in one place.

This book was first published as CHURCH OF THE ISLES by Ray Simpson for a British audience. In collaboration with Brent Lyons Lee, it has tapped into worldwide conversations about 'emerging church' and 'new monasticism' and applied it to an Australian context.