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005			20180722223239.0
008			160219s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2016008188
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020			_a9781601427915 (hardcover)
020			_a1601427913 (hardcover)
020			_a9781601427922 (pbk.)
020			_a1601427921 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)951854669
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092			_a270.83 _bM161
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100	1		_aMcLaren, Brian D., _d1956- _eauthor. _93763
245	1	4	_aThe great spiritual migration : _bhow the world's largest religion is seeking a better way to be Christian / _cBrian D. McLaren.
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bConvergent, _c[2016]
300			_axiii, 274 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface : Swallow-tailed kite -- Introduction : Coke and the can -- The spiritual migration : from a system of beliefs to a way of life. Crisis by the palo verde tree ; A deeper loyalty ; Learning how to love -- The theological migration : from a violent God of domination to a non-violent God of liberation. The genocide card in your back pocket ; God 5.0 ; The Bible in labor -- The missional migration : from organized religion to organizing religion. That beautiful romance ; Salvation from the suicide machine ; You are social poets ; The broken-open heart -- Afterword : We stepped forth : the waters parted -- Appendices. Charter for a just and generous Christianity ; Fourteen precepts of just and generous Christianity ; More on beliefs.
520			_aBrian 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.
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