Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed and the Disillusioned

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But if you decide to stay, know that there are a myriad of alternative ways to be Christian that have nothing to do with power, control, domination, and white supremacy.

Do I Stay Christian? - Macmillan Do I Stay Christian? - Macmillan

He taught and modeled love and radical forgiveness, but the religion that sprang up around his name very quickly showed a hateful face, and the first victim of its hostility was its own mother: Judaism. Its primal creed elevated solidarity, not oppression and exclusion: “For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. The Bible is read through the lens of McLaren's ideology and so, given that he does not accept that the Bible is the word of God, he feels free to ignore what he doesn't like, or to change the text to suit his own faith. Someone comes up to, or contacts, McLaren — the author often refers to himself, his talks, and his writings — and he shares the dismay of someone who no longer finds it possible to continue in the position, belief, or community that is causing them discomfort. More reasons could be added, including the reality that traditional theistic theology no longer rings true for a growing number of people.Utilizziamo i cookie per personalizzare contenuti e annunci, per fornire funzionalità sui social media e per analizzare il nostro traffico. Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.

Christian Century Brian McLaren offers 10 solid reasons - The Christian Century

Benedict, Bartolome de las Casas, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Cesar Chavez, Daniel Berrigan, James Cone, and Rich Mullins.He invites his readers “to become the most just, kind, and humble version of ourselves that we possibly can, day by day” as we “practice a faith that expresses itself in love” so that we might “lean with others into a . You can watch them on your own, use them in a book/church group, or discuss them in the class Facebook group. The justification for this promotion of McLaren's heresies is the same as for other 'Christian' teachers who reject the teaching of Christ: 'Well, I don't personally agree, but we have disagreements in the family, and we must learn to respect and affirm one another.