Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope |
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Brian D. McLaren
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Pages: 256 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0849901839
Pub: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Pub date: 2007-10-02
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14480
Reader Reviews:
a body of work (1/1 people found this helpful)
The first McLaren book I read was 'The New Kind of Christian' which is very good!! It was the book that attracted me to his work and his style of writing. In this book McLaren voices further thought on the Christian life in contemporary society; a critique of western values set against the back drop of Jesus' life and values. I always see McLaren's writings as a body of work which probes and asks questions about how Christianity works and even deeper philosophical ideas which do make people entrenched in organised religion such Christianity frustrated or angry. My message to anyone intersted in this book it READ IT...McLaren is one of the only guys out there I can find who is asking deeper quesitons of Christianity science and philosophy, its great to read all his stuff, sure I don't agree with it all, but that precisely the point, the new kind of Christian doesn't have to, the message is that Jesus finds us where we are and takes us from there. Christians in the postmodern may have different walks with Christ or very similar, it is Jesus' hope that propones change and a pradigm shift in the Christian outlook is what McLaren is driving at.
A brilliant deconstruction of consumer led society (0/0 people found this helpful)
I was inspired and challenged by this book, which goes well beyond other McLaran books I have read in offering a trenchant critique of modern western values and an outline of what a Jesus centred alternative would look like. I can thoroughly recommend it.
An evening class with McLaren (1/1 people found this helpful)
This is the third Brian McLaren book I've read. I thought 'A Generous Orthodoxy' was absolutely superb. Conversely 'A New Kind of Christian' turned me right off. So knowing what McLaren is capable of, both good and bad, this book would tip the scales one way or the other. Verdict? Its a mixed bag. It feels a bit like attending an evening class in 'Jesus & The World Today' delivered by a tutor who is generally enthusiastic, at times prone to rambling anecdotes or detours into obscure technicalities but with frequent golden nugget of brilliance that keep you wanting more.
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