The Last Word and the Word After That: A Tale of Faith, Doubt, and a New Kind of Christianity (Volume 3)

McLaren, B.D.

ISBN 10: 0470248424 / ISBN 13: 9780470248423

Published by Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2005

About this Item

Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780470248423.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Word and the Word After That: A Tale of Faith, Doubt, and a New Kind of Christianity (Volume 3)
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470248424
• ISBN 13: 9780470248423
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 400 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion & Theology

About this title

Synopsis

For all those seeking more authentic ways to hold and practice Christian faith, Brian McLaren has been an inspiring, compassionate—and provocative—voice. Starting with the award-winning A New Kind of Christian, McLaren offered a lively, wide-ranging fictional conversation between Pastor Dan Poole and his friend Neil Oliver as they reflected about faith, doubt, reason, mission, leadership, and spiritual practice in the emerging postmodern world. That conversation widened to include several intriguing new characters in the sequel, The Story We Find Ourselves In, as Dan and friends continued to explore faith-stretching themes from evolution to evangelism, from death to the meaning of life. Now, in this third installment of their adventures, Dan and his widening circle of friends grapple with conventional Christian teachings about hell and judgment and what they mean for our relationship with God and each other. Is there an alternative to the usual polar views of a just God short on mercy or a merciful God short on justice? Could our conflicted views of hell be symptoms of a deeper set of problems – misunderstandings about what God’s justice and mercy are about, misconceptions about God’s purpose in creating the world, deep misgivings about what kind of character God is and what the Christian gospel is for?

About the Author

Brian D. McLaren is a speaker, author, activist, and networker exploring the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary life. He has written or co-written over a dozen books, including A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. For twenty-four years he served as the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Washington-Baltimore area. He was named by Time magazine as one of America's twenty-five most influential Evangelicals. He is a founding member of emergentvillage.com. See www.brianmclaren.net.

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