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Zusatztext "McLaren both charts an arc of the spiritual life and suggests practices to nurture [it]. . . . McLaren deserves endless thanks for reminding us that estrangement and no do not represent a breakdown of the spiritual life. . . . Naked Spirituality is very astute." Informationen zum Autor Brian D. McLaren, hailed as one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine, is a speaker, social justice activist, pastor, and the author of A New Kind of Christianity , A Generous Orthodoxy , A New Kind of Christian , and The Secret Message of Jesus . McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live , and his work has been covered in The Washington Post , the New York Times , Christianity Today , and many other publications. McLaren and his wife, Grace, live in Florida and have four adult children. Klappentext Christianity is in crisis. Many sincere Christians feel their traditional Christian practices are in danger of becoming irrelevant, empty rituals. In his previous book A New Kind of Christianity , Brian D. McLaren offered new biblical models for how we understand the central ideas of a faith that provides hope for restoring and reinvigorating the power of the gospels to transform us and our communities. In Naked Spirituality , McLaren takes his prophetic work a step further by confronting how the lack of a simple, doable, durable spirituality undermines the very transformation God is calling us to undergo. As a result, our religious structures become tools to maintain the status quo and not catalysts for personal and social change. McLaren presents a four-stage framework for understanding the spiritual life, and he unfolds spiritual practices appropriate to each stage. Each practice is rooted in a simple word: here, thanks, O, sorry, help, please, when, no, why, behold, yes , and silence . Naked Spirituality offers accessible, practical wisdom for living a truly spiritual life. Staying true to Jesus's core message while engaging faithfully with our postmodern world, McLaren presents a proven spiritual program for engaging in and sustaining a meaningful relationship with God. Zusammenfassung “A rich! brilliant and important book: wonderfully readable and personal! filled with insight and wisdom! it invites us into practices that can transform our lives.” —Marcus J. Borg! author of Speaking Christian “Brian McLaren is a bridge builder. In these simple yet profound spiritual practices he perfectly marries his evangelical heart and contemplative soul! and we are all richer for the union.” —Cynthia Bourgeault! author of Centering Prayer and The Wisdom Jesus In the same way he revitalized our faith in A New Kind of Christianity ! church leader Brian McLaren reinvigorates our approach to spiritual fulfillment in Naked Spirituality —by tearing down the old dogmatic practices that hamper our spiritual growth! and leading us toward the meaningful spiritual practices that can help transform our lives. ...
