The great spiritual migration How the world's largest religion is seeking a better way to be Christian

Brian D. McLaren, 1956-

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Published
New York : Convergent Books 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Brian D. McLaren, 1956- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xiii, 274 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781601427915
9781601427922
  • Preface: Swallow-Tailed Kite
  • Introduction: Coke and the Can
  • Part I. The Spiritual Migration
  • From a System of Beliefs to a Way of Life
  • 1. Crisis by the Palo Verde Tree
  • 2. A Deeper Loyalty
  • 3. Learning How to Love
  • Part II. The Theological Migration
  • From a Violent God of Domination to a Nonviolent God of Liberation
  • 4. The Genocide Card in Your Back Pocket
  • 5. God 5.0
  • 6. The Bible in Labor
  • Part III. The Missional Migration: From Organized Religion to Organizing Religion
  • 7. That Beautiful Romance
  • 8. Salvation from the Suicide Machine
  • 9. You Are Social Poets
  • 10. The Broken-Open Heart
  • Afterword: We Stepped Forth. The Waters Parted
  • Appendices
  • I. Charter for a Just and Generous Christianity
  • II. Fourteen Precepts of Just and Generous Christianity
  • III. More on Beliefs
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this challenging book, McLaren (We Make the Road by Walking) shifts his focus from "conversation" to movement. As the title suggests, to survive imminent ecological, economic, social, political, and spiritual crises, Jesus followers need to migrate to a new form of Christianity, one that abandons a punitive deity in favor of a creative god of love and nonviolence. The book is divided into three sections, each with study questions. The first urges readers to move from dogma to a loving way of life; the second continues the theme by advocating for an "integral/literary" (nonliteral) view of the Bible; and the third begins to imagine how a new Christianity might look. Movement functions here on two levels: toward a new kind of faith, and as an organized group phenomenon bringing empowerment and change. MacLaren, as usual, writes persuasively. The book, however, raises metaquestions: since he argues that spiritual leaders must model a less consumptive, more eco-friendly lifestyle, it's perplexing to read a book filled with name-dropping and international travel that's meant to persuade readers to embrace humility and simplicity. Despite the rhetorical issues, however, the book's themes are well worth pondering. Agent: Kathryn Helmers, Creative Trust Literary Group. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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