In Way of Life, Brian McLaren lays out a strategy for how Christian believers can save the faith through spiritual migration in which a system of beliefs is exchanged for a way of life of love. The 4-session study of his book aims to help Christians discover a better way to be a Christian.
This Way of Life Participant Guide provides an introduction to the main text and can also stand alone with additional commentary and questions. It also contains new content from Brian McLaren, including personal devotionals written to accompany each section.
| Title: Way of Life: A Study Based on The Great Spiritual Migration, Participant Guide By: Brian McLaren Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Vendor: Abingdon Press | Publication Date: 2017 Weight: 4 ounces ISBN: 1501847694 ISBN-13: 9781501847691 Stock No: WW847690 |
The study Way of Life will help groups approach and engage the spiritual, theological, and missional proposals in Brian McLaren's book The Great Spiritual Migration. This participant guide provides an introduction to the main text and can also stand alone with additional commentary and questions. The book also contains new content from Brian McLaren, including personal devotionals written to accompany each section.
In The Great Spiritual Migration, Brian McLaren argues that in order to survive, Christianity must shift away from an outdated system of beliefs to a way of life based on love. In order to achieve this, McLaren outlines three migrations: spiritually, Christians focus less on doctrine and more on the abiding life of love made manifest in Jesus; theologically, a new way of reading Scripture shifts away from literalism and toward a more generous, literary approach; and missionally, the new way of life leads to "organizing religion" rather than organized religion, in which spiritual activists are committed to ecological, economic, and interfaith concerns.
Additional resources for the Bible study include a Leaders Guide and a DVD featured Brian McLaren.
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is an Auburn Senior Fellow, a contributor to We Stand With Love, and a leader in the Convergence Network, through which he is developing an innovative training/mentoring program for pastors and church planters.
