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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church 38 reviews N. T. Wright
HarperOne, 2008
Concise Culmination
+ Surprised by Hope - Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church + Pleasantly Surprised by Wright + A Must Read to Revolutionize Your Life and Thought + N.T. Wright at his Best
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GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn (The Church and Postmodern Culture) 3 reviews Carl Raschke
Baker Academic, 2008
For the Church, its Mission, and our Culture
+ The Next 'Christ and Culture' + A Glocal Call to Rhizomic/Incarnational Life
The central question to Raschke's missio-logical book is: "How is the task of the Great Commission, a missional task given by Christ to all his subsequent disciples, to be carried out in postmodern (=globalization) culture?" Raschke delineates the context of `globalization' that we are situated in, ...
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The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier 30 reviews
Jossey-Bass, 2008
good read
+ A Helpful Guide to the Emerging Church and Contemporary Christianity + Written by an insider but can he see the forrest from the trees?
This is an important read for anyone interested in the emergent conversation. The personal history of the author's journey and the concepts developed, in this journey, give this book 5 stars from this reviewer. The reviewer feels that more acknowledgement that there are other histories converging ...
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Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals 33 reviews Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw
Zondervan, 2008
Every Christian should read this
+ New perspective on Christianity + Independent Candidate in the Upcoming Election + Very Disturbing
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The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical 135 reviews Shane Claiborne
Zondervan, 2006
Wow
+ Read with an open mind... + Someone who hears the message of Jesus in his heart + getting back to the basics + Shane Claiborne's Manifesto
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A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, ... 12 reviews Doug Pagitt
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Compelling, Beautiful and Hope-Filled...Christianity?
+ A choice pick for anyone who wants to reclaim their religion + A Christianity Worth Believing + the shake up
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Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope 41 reviews Brian D. McLaren
Thomas Nelson, 2007
I agree with this book's author!
+ Don't fear the bad reviews! + Emerging Church & the alternative framing story of hope
I agree with this book's author! I am very pleased to see that there are some Christians who care about making the world we are living in a better place. Like Brian McLaren, I don't approve of Christians who don't care about how bad the world we are living in is, as long as they go to Heaven when ...
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Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile 30 reviews Rob Bell, Don Golden
Zondervan, 2008
Blown away again!
+ A spirited double challenge to radicals and status-quo-ists alike + Bell speaks to the heart of the matter + Bell Gets you thinking
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality 459 reviews Donald Miller
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Jazz like me...
Have you ever encountered someone who seems to be on the same wave-length... the second pea in your pod... ? This book was that very experience for me.
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Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith 120 reviews Rob Bell
Zondervan, 2006
READ THIS BOOK!!
+ Rob Bell Shows Us More + An Appeal to Think
Before I decided to read this book my friends kept telling me, "If you're comfortable with your faith, don't read this book," to which I replied, "If you're comfortable with your faith then something is wrong." If we don't challenge our faith, then how will we ever develop spiritually?
That's ...
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Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality 102 reviews Rob Bell
Zondervan, 2008
changed my life.
+ Sex God + Divorced Dad Loves This Book
this book changed my view of myself as an individual and God as the creator and giver of love.
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Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith 120 reviews Rob Bell
Zondervan, 2006
READ THIS BOOK!!
+ Rob Bell Shows Us More + An Appeal to Think
Before I decided to read this book my friends kept telling me, "If you're comfortable with your faith, don't read this book," to which I replied, "If you're comfortable with your faith then something is wrong." If we don't challenge our faith, then how will we ever develop spiritually?
That's ...
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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church 38 reviews N. T. Wright
HarperOne, 2008
Concise Culmination
+ Surprised by Hope - Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church + Pleasantly Surprised by Wright + A Must Read to Revolutionize Your Life and Thought + N.T. Wright at his Best
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GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn (The Church and Postmodern Culture) 3 reviews Carl Raschke
Baker Academic, 2008
For the Church, its Mission, and our Culture
+ The Next 'Christ and Culture' + A Glocal Call to Rhizomic/Incarnational Life
The central question to Raschke's missio-logical book is: "How is the task of the Great Commission, a missional task given by Christ to all his subsequent disciples, to be carried out in postmodern (=globalization) culture?" Raschke delineates the context of `globalization' that we are situated in, ...
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality 459 reviews Donald Miller
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Jazz like me...
Have you ever encountered someone who seems to be on the same wave-length... the second pea in your pod... ? This book was that very experience for me.
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Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope 41 reviews Brian D. McLaren
Thomas Nelson, 2007
I agree with this book's author!
+ Don't fear the bad reviews! + Emerging Church & the alternative framing story of hope
I agree with this book's author! I am very pleased to see that there are some Christians who care about making the world we are living in a better place. Like Brian McLaren, I don't approve of Christians who don't care about how bad the world we are living in is, as long as they go to Heaven when ...
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Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile 30 reviews Rob Bell, Don Golden
Zondervan, 2008
Blown away again!
+ A spirited double challenge to radicals and status-quo-ists alike + Bell speaks to the heart of the matter + Bell Gets you thinking
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The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical 135 reviews Shane Claiborne
Zondervan, 2006
Wow
+ Read with an open mind... + Someone who hears the message of Jesus in his heart + getting back to the basics + Shane Claiborne's Manifesto
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Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals 33 reviews Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw
Zondervan, 2008
Every Christian should read this
+ New perspective on Christianity + Independent Candidate in the Upcoming Election + Very Disturbing
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Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality 102 reviews Rob Bell
Zondervan, 2008
changed my life.
+ Sex God + Divorced Dad Loves This Book
this book changed my view of myself as an individual and God as the creator and giver of love.
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