Overview

The Book That Launched a Movement The first installment of Brian D. McLaren's trilogy recounts a lively and intimate conversation between fictional characters Pastor Dan Poole and his daughter's high-school science teacher, Neil Oliver. They reflect together about faith, doubt, reason, mission, leadership, and spiritual practice in the emerging postmodern world. A New Kind of Christian offers a tale of hope and spiritual renewal for those who thought they had to give up on faith, God, and church.

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Author:   Brian D. McLaren
Publisher:   1517 Media
Imprint:   Fortress Press,U.S.
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781506454610

ISBN 10:   1506454615
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   05 March 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: The True Story Behind This Story 1. Sometime the Peacock Wish to Be the Seagull 2. Entering That Awkward Age, or Does Jonah Eat Bagels? 3. Dan Discovers Where the Cross Meets the Dream Catcher 4. What a Difference a Worldview Makes 5. Neo Worries About Keeping Up with Jesus 6. Hot Words About Biblical Interpretation 7. Letting the Bible Read Us 8. Yeah, But What About the Other Guys? 9. Redeeming Our Culture over Dinner 10. C. S. Lewis in the Pulpit, or What Is Heaven About Anyway? 117 11. Getting Beyond Righteousness 12. French Fries and the Kingdom of God 13. Spiritual Practices: Secret and Shared 14. It's None of Your Business Who Goes to Hell 15. Beginning the Journey into Terra Nova 16. Notes on Church Leadership from One Certified Nobody to Another Afterword Epilogue Notes The Author A Reader's Guide for A New Kind of Christian by Timothy Keel Sneak Peek of The Story We Find Ourselves In

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A New Kind of Christian is a landmark in the twenty-first century Christianity. This book has provoked and will continue to provoke conversation, debate, even conversion. McLaren charts a new course for the faith. In short, he is a prophet, and this is a prophetic text. --Tony Jones, author of The New Christians

"""A New Kind of Christian is a landmark in the twenty-first century Christianity. This book has provoked and will continue to provoke conversation, debate, even conversion. McLaren charts a new course for the faith. In short, he is a prophet, and this is a prophetic text."" --Tony Jones, author of The New Christians"

Author Information

Brian D. McLaren is a speaker, author, activist, and networker exploring the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary life. He has written over a dozen books, including A Generous Orthodoxy, Everything Must Change, and We Make the Road by Walking. For twenty-four years, he served as the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Washington-Baltimore area.

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