[Oe List ...] 5/16/19, Progressing Spirit: Brian McLaren: What Am I Now?

[Roxana Harper]

Thank you, Isobel!   Good to know Robin's reach extends to Australia; he
is, indeed, a prophet in our own time.
Peace,
Roxana


On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 1:45 PM isobeljimbish--- via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Dear Roxana,
> Robin came to our Church some three years ago.
> He is a gem in my view. Both as a local Church working Minister/ Pastor
> and a working Academic in a University. ‘Saving Jesus....’
> is such a good read, thank you for reminding me of Robin’s visit here. An
> inspirational man in this chaotic time.
> xo
> Isobel Bishop
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 19 May 2019, at 1:09 am, Roxana Harper via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> May I commend to you all the books of Robin Meyers:
>
> "Why the Christian Right Is Wrong: A Minister's Manifesto for Taking Back
> Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future"
>
> "Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshipping Christ and Start
> Following Jesus"
>
> "The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus"
>
> "Spiritual Defiance: Building a Beloved Community of Resistance"
>
> Grace and peace,
> Roxana Harper
>
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 8:30 AM H. A. Tillinghast via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Ellie, for forwarding the Progressing Spirit emails.
>>
>> This column by Brian McLaren I found particularly stimulating. He, more
>> than any other thinker for me, brings together the best of what is
>> happening in present theology and religious movements. If anyone has
>> another voice they find of like significance, I would be most happy to hear
>> about that person.
>>
>> I’m currently working on trying to relate the work of the biblical
>> scholars who point out the need to place the first two centuries of the
>> Jesus movement in its context of and conflict with the Roman Empire. Then
>> I’m trying to find what this means for today’s church set in today’s
>> empire. The best book I have found tying these two together, one written
>> ten years ago by Brian McLaren, is not among his books mentioned in this
>> column. It is his “Everything Must Change: Jesus, global crises, and a
>> revolution of hope.” I recommend it highly.
>>
>> Grace and Peace,
>>
>> Bud Tillinghast
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