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A Christianity Worth Believing Doug Pagitt

A Christianity Worth Believing By Doug Pagitt

A Christianity Worth Believing by Doug Pagitt


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* A new hope-filled, untamed vision of Christian faith, life, and meaning* Explores new ways to think about Christianity, with new hopes, new understandings, and new outcomes so that they may also discover the renewal that comes with an expanded vision of life with God.

A Christianity Worth Believing Summary

A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in Us All by Doug Pagitt

A Christianity Worth Believing offers an engaging, 'come-with-me-on-a-journey-of-exploring-the-possibilities' approach to what it means to be a follower of Jesus in our day. Written by Doug Pagitt a leading voice in the Emergent conversation--this beautifully written book weaves together theological reflections, Christian history, and his own story of faith transformation. Pagitt invites readers to follow him as he tells the story of his un-churched childhood, his life-altering conversion at age 16, his intense involvement in the church, and his growing sense of unease with the version of Christianity he was living. On page after page, Pagitt lays out his journey toward an authentic, passionate expression of a faith that feels alive, sustainable, and meaningful.

A Christianity Worth Believing Reviews

Pagitt, a leader in the Emergent church movement, came to faith as a teenager at a Passion play, but Christian theology often didn't cohere with his own raw, powerful and inclusive experiences of and intuition about God. Here Pagitt tells his own story and weaves together a new theology for the Emergent movement, viewing Christian doctrine from a slightly different perspective and trying to break it out of the firm grasp of Greek thinking by returning it to its Jewish context, the way it would have been understood by first-century readers. To Pagitt, humanity's fallen state as a result of sin should not be emphasized so much as God's desire to partner with people to do good work in the world. The Bible is not so much about truth and error as it is a picture of God attempting to reconnect, while Jesus represents our potential to live in love and establish the kingdom of God now. Pagitt clearly articulates both the heart and theology of the Emergent movement. Conservative critics will no doubt consider this Christianity subtly twisted out of recognition, but postmodern readers struggling with current expressions of faith will see love and hope. (June) (Publishers Weekly, June 2008)

About Doug Pagitt

Doug Pagitt is the pastor of Solomon's Porch, a holistic, missional Christian community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written a number of books, has worked in churches, for a non-profit foundation, and owns two businesses in Minneapolis. Doug is a sought-after speaker for churches, denominations, and businesses throughout the United States and around the world on issues of culture and Christianity.

Table of Contents

A Living Way: Emergent Visions Series Foreword. Preface. 1 Confessions of an Adopted Son. 2 Passion Play. 3 From Amen to Uh-Oh. 4 The Wild Goose Chase. 5 When Different Was Good. 6 It's in the Way That You Use It. 7 Strange Medicine. 8 Together, Again. 9 Up and Out. 10 Down and In. 11 Wonderfully Made. 12 Same as It Ever Was. 13 There Goes the Judge. 14 Behind Blue Eyes. 15 The Jew I Never Knew. 16 You Say You Want a Revolution. 17 I Didn't Know Him from Adam. 18 Heaven on Earth. Notes. Acknowledgments. The Author.

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GOR004233091
9780787998127
0787998125
A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in Us All by Doug Pagitt
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20080601
256
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