The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World's Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian

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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. Rather, it is embarking on a once-in-an-era spiritual
shift. 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. 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 dedicated to healing the planet, building peace,
overcoming poverty and injustice, and collaborating with other faiths to
ensure a better future for all of us With his trademark brilliance and
compassion, McLaren invites readers to seize the moment and set out on the
most significant spiritual pilgrimage of our time: to help Christianity become
more Christian. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Convergent Books; First Edition first Printing (September 20, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1601427913
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 15
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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