The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World's Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1601427921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Both hope and a path to it await you here.”—Joan Chittister, author of Between the Dark and the Daylight "I have such respect for Brian McLaren; I would follow him anywhere, and so should you. Follow him on a restless journey, a quest, a spiritual migration from an apathetic facade of a faith to a joyfully questioning, boundary crossing, ethical spectacle of a faith. Jacqui Lewis, senior minister, Middle Collegiate Church “McLaren continues to have his finger on the pulse of a new kind of Christianity that challenges familiar and limiting structures of faith. Follow him out of fruitless dualities and false polarities. This may be his most important work yet." —Rachel Held Evans, author of Searching for Sunday “A refreshingly honest, totally committed, enriching and profound analysis of the Spiritual Moment that is changing all our lives. You will reach the final
For millions, the journey has already begun. Drawing from his work as global activist, pastor, and public theologian, McLaren challenges readers to stop worrying, waiting, and indulging in nostalgia, and instead, to embrace the powerful new understandings that are reshaping the church. Rather, it is embarking on a once-in-an-era spiritual shift. The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on the move—outgrowing old, broken religious systems and embracing new, more redemptive ways of life. It’s time to move again. Brian McLaren, a leading voice in contemporary religion, argues that— notwithstanding the dire headlines about the demise of faith and drop in church attendance—Christian faith is not dying. In The Great Spiritual Migration, he explores three profound shifts that define the change: Spiritually, growing numbers of Christians are moving away from defining themselves by lists of beliefs and toward a way of life defined by love Theologically, believers are increasingly rejecting the image of God as a violent Supreme Being and embracing the image of God as the renewing Spirit at work in our world for the common good Missionally, the faithful are identifying less with organized religion and more with organizing religion—spiritual activists dedicate
. Brian D. A former pastor with a background in literature, McLaren is the author of over a dozen books, an Auburn Senior Fellow, and board chair of Convergence (convergenceus). McLaren is a Christian thinker, author, and activist
"A Book by a Recovering Fundamentalist" according to Mat6A Book by a Recovering Fundamentalist As someone who used to appreciate Mclaren's work, I was fascinated by the topic of this book. However, I'm disappointed. This book does serve a specific audience Mclaren is addressing--the White Christian Fundamentalists. The first few chapters paint the dark picture of Christian Fundamentalism, nothing new to me, but I see it's necessary to set the starting point of this (or his) great migration. But, my que. A Book by a Recovering Fundamentalist As someone who used to appreciate Mclaren's work, I was fascinated by the topic of this book. However, I'm disappointed. This book does serve a specific audience Mclaren is addressing--the White Christian Fundamentalists. The first few chapters paint the dark picture of Christian Fundamentalism, nothing new to me, but I see it's necessary to set the starting point of this (or his) great migration. But, my que. . As someone who used to appreciate Mclaren's work, I was fascinated by the topic of this book. However, I'm disappointed. This book does serve a specific audience Mclaren is addressing--the White Christian Fundamentalists. The first few chapters paint the dark picture of Christian Fundamentalism, nothing new to me, but I see it's necessary to set the starting point of this (or his) great migration. But, my que. Incredibly motivating and uplifting Many of us in the church today are finding ourselves wondering how we can go forward from here. Away from the hypocrisy and divisiveness that seem to be overwhelming the whole Christian Faith.McLaren offers us hope, not with a plan or a map to a better way, but with a conversation about what that better way needs to be. His use of metaphor to express the shift already occurring, not just in Christianity but a. Excellent view on the direction Christianity should be headed The Book is extremely well written. Some of the concepts are challenging for a recovering Baptist like myself. The best thing about purple like Brian McLaren and other members of the Progressive Christianity movement is that you don't have to believe ever single statement they make. As Brian says in the book, "Our problem isn’t simply a matter of having the wrong beliefs. It’s a matter of believin