A New Kind of Christianity, (Paperback)

from jstamp26

There is no longer any joy in reading McLaren. Admittedly, I've always disagreed with him, but there was always an element of excitement in previous works. He would make such provocative statements and then casually reject the face value of those same statements in the next sentence. You knew he ...

from jstamp26

There is no longer any joy in reading McLaren. Admittedly, I've always disagreed with him, but there was always an element of excitement in previous works. He would make such provocative statements and then casually reject the face value of those same statements in the next sentence. You knew he ...

from michelleannlib

I liked the ideas in this book, but I felt the ideas were a bit over explained at times. The writing could have been stronger, and a little less dense. But this is a good read for those truly interested in thoughtful conversation about faith.

from gdill

"A New Kind of Christianity" seems to be a bit different than McLaren's previous works. Aside from a few ethical issues he touches upon (i.e. sexuality, pluralism), this work seems to be primarily about a new hermeneutic rather than emergent theology. I was struck by McLaren's insightful analysis...

from keylawk

McLaren tracks Biblical themes to contemporary life, and works hard to present religion as something that actually "works", if only more people would try it. For example, the "peaceable kingdom" is a powerful and persistent theme in scripture--promised by the God of the Tanak, ushered in by Jesus...