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"Brian's writing is brave and honest, vulnerable and courageous, disturbing and unsettling, reassuring and hopeful. Every now and then you come across a book you've been waiting for. A New Kind of Christianity is that book." (Steve Chalke MBEFounder of Oasis GlobalUN Special Advisor on Human... read more
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- Paul
- John
- Cain
- Adam
- Greco
- Peter
- Matt
- Jonah
- Joseph
- Isaiah
- Bildad
- Mark
- Zophar
- David
- Gamaliel
- Elihu
- Martin Luther
- Jacob
- Tertius
- Francis
- Luke
- Caesar
- Ricky Bobby
- Isaac
- Abel
- Eliphaz
- Moses
- Thomas
- Muslim
- Nellie Norton
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In hot ramshackle urban slums in Latin America, in tree-shaded rural villages in Africa, in well-appointed conference centers, church basements, and coffee shops in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, I've had the opportunity to enter into conversation and friendship with an amazing array of Christian leaders from across the denominational spectrum: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, historic Protestant, Evangelical, and Pentecostal.
Table of Contents edit
1) Between Something Real and Something Wrong
2) The Quest and the Questions
3) A Prayer on the Beach
Book One - Unlocking and Opening
Part I: The Narrative Question
4) What is the Overarching Story Line of the Bible?
5) Setting the Stage for the Biblical Narrative
6) The Biblical Narrative in Three Dimensions
Part II: The Authority Question
7) How Should the Bible Be Understood?
8) From Legal Constitution to Community Library
9) Revelation Through Conversation
Part III: The God Question
10) Is God Violent?
11) From a Violent Tribal God to a Christlike God
Part IV: The Jesus Question
12) Who is Jesus and Why is He Important?
13) Jesus Outside the Lines
Part V: The Gospel Question
14) What is the Gospel?
15) Jesus and the Kingdom of God
Book Two: Emerging and Exploring
16) Part VI: The Church Question: What Do We Do About the Church?
17) Part VII: The Sex Question: Can We Find a Way to Address Human Sexuality Without Fighting About It?
18) Part VIII:The Future Question: Can We Find a Better Way of Viewing the Future?
19) Part IX: The Puralism Question: How Should Followers of Jesus Relate to People of Other Religions?
20) Part X: The What-Do-We-Do-Now Question: How Can We Translate Our Quest into Action?
21) Living the Questions in Community
22) Conclusion: A New Kind of Christianity
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- Brian D. McLaren (Author)
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Page Count: 320
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