MBCC September Book Study Group*
Friday, September 29th
6:00-9:00 at my place w/Dinner
TO RSVP eMail Me or leave a comment.
You can order your book by clicking on the picture to the left or picking on up at the church for $12.50.
This is a great book and one that gets at the heart of being a faithful Christian in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world. Previous approaches to this kind of ambiguity was to hunker down and circle the wagons of dogma and rigidity. McClaren goes the other way and offers a reflection expanding our world view in order to better understand and strengthen our faith.
From the Back Cover:
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.
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.”
Hope you can join us in reading and discussion this book.
*This Study is part of the on-going Small Group Ministry of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco.
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