"Why I Am A Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Green, Incarnational, Depressed - Yet Hopeful, Emergent, Unfinished Christian" is a confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement. "A Generous Orthodoxy" calls for a radical, Christ-centered orthodoxy of faith and practice in a missional, generous spirit. Brian McLaren argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence, which will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions. In a sweeping exploration of belief, author Brian McLaren takes us across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. "A Generous Orthodoxy" rediscovers the mysterious and compelling ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon. Rather than establishing what is and is not "orthodox," McLaren walks through the many traditions of faith, bringing to the center a way of life that draws us closer to Christ and to each other. Whether you find yourself inside, outside, or somewhere on the fringe of Christianity, "A Generous Orthodoxy" draws you toward a way of living that looks beyond the "us/them" paradigm to the blessed and ancient paradox of "we." It is also available on an abridged audio CD, read by the author.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword by Phyllis Tickle Foreword by John R. Franke Introduction Chapter 0. A Generous Refund PART ONE: WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN Chapter 1. The Seven Jesuses I Have Known Chapter 2. Jesus and God B Chapter 3. Would Jesus Be a Christian? Chapter 4. Jesus: Savior of What? PART TWO: THE KIND OF CHRISTIAN I AM Chapter 5. Why I Am Missional Chapter 6. Why I Am evangelical Chapter 7. Why I Am Post/Protestant Chapter 8. Why I Am Liberal/Conservative Chapter 9. Why I Am Mystical/Poetic Chapter 10. Why I Am Biblical Chapter 11. Why I Am Charismatic/Contemplative Chapter 12. Why I Am Fundamentalist/Calvinist Chapter 13. Why I Am (Ana)baptist/Anglican Chapter 14. Why I Am Methodist Chapter 15. Why I Am catholic Chapter 16. Why I Am Green Chapter 17. Why I Am Incarnational Chapter 18. Why I Am Depressed-Yet-Hopeful Chapter 19. Why I Am Emergent Chapter 20. Why I Am Unfinished Epilogue
About the Author
Brian D. McLaren (MA, University of Maryland) is founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church, an innovative, nondenominational church in the Baltimore-Washington region. He's also a senior fellow with emergent (www.emergentvillage.org), a growing generative friendship of missional Christian leaders.
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An interesting take on Christianity - if only McLaren didn't spend the entire first one-third of the book apologising for publishing the book. It's a fair review of the different denominations and perspectives of the Christian religion, pointing out both the pros and cons of each, and showing why each one of them are valid in the context of the overall religion. However, this extreme form of liberalism only serves to highlight how much of a mess the whole shebang has become, and why -theological debate aside - it might just be better to dispense with it altogether.
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