The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier30 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 ...             Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality102 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.             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, ...             Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope41 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 ...             Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church37 reviews N. T. Wright HarperOne, 2008 Never Surprised by Brilliance + Pleasantly Surprised by Wright + A Must Read to Revolutionize Your Life and Thought + Concise Culmination + N.T. Wright at his Best             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             Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile29 reviews Rob Bell, Don Golden Zondervan, 2008 Blown away again! + Bell speaks to the heart of the matter + Bell Gets you thinking + letdown after Sex God             Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality458 reviews Donald Miller Thomas Nelson, 2003 Blue Like Jazz This book is an interesting read, but not as good as people say. I finished it in a few days, but the message (as some other reviewers write) isn't that great. First, his writing style is odd. It's as if he's trying very hard to deadpan, but after awhile it really just sounds stupid. For example, ...             Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith120 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 ...             Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals33 reviews Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw Zondervan, 2008 Every Christian should read this + New perspective on Christianity + Independent Candidate in the Upcoming Election + Very Disturbing             The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical135 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             Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church37 reviews N. T. Wright HarperOne, 2008 Never Surprised by Brilliance + Pleasantly Surprised by Wright + A Must Read to Revolutionize Your Life and Thought + Concise Culmination + N.T. Wright at his Best             Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile29 reviews Rob Bell, Don Golden Zondervan, 2008 Blown away again! + Bell speaks to the heart of the matter + Bell Gets you thinking + letdown after Sex God             The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier30 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 ...             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, ...             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             Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality102 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.             Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith120 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 ...             Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality458 reviews Donald Miller Thomas Nelson, 2003 Blue Like Jazz This book is an interesting read, but not as good as people say. I finished it in a few days, but the message (as some other reviewers write) isn't that great. First, his writing style is odd. It's as if he's trying very hard to deadpan, but after awhile it really just sounds stupid. For example, ...             Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope41 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 ...