{"product_id":"naked-spirituality-paperback","title":"Naked Spirituality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian D. McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich, brilliant and important book: wonderfully readable and personal, filled with insight and wisdom, it invites us into practices that can transform our lives.\" --Marcus J. Borg, author of \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Christian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brian McLaren is a bridge builder. In these simple yet profound spiritual practices he perfectly marries his evangelical heart and contemplative soul, and we are all richer for the union.\" --Cynthia Bourgeault, author of \u003cem\u003eCentering Prayer \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the same way he revitalized our faith in \u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, church leader Brian McLaren reinvigorates our approach to spiritual fulfillment in \u003cem\u003eNaked Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e--by tearing down the old dogmatic practices that hamper our spiritual growth, and leading us toward the meaningful spiritual practices that can help transform our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity is in crisis. Many sincere Christians feel their traditional Christian practices are in danger of becoming irrelevant, empty rituals. In his previous book \u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, Brian D. McLaren offered new biblical models for how we understand the central ideas of a faith that provides hope for restoring and reinvigorating the power of the gospels to transform us and our communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNaked Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, McLaren takes his prophetic work a step further by confronting how the lack of a simple, doable, durable spirituality undermines the very transformation God is calling us to undergo. As a result, our religious structures become tools to maintain the status quo and not catalysts for personal and social change. McLaren presents a four-stage framework for understanding the spiritual life, and he unfolds spiritual practices appropriate to each stage. Each practice is rooted in a simple word: \u003cem\u003ehere, thanks, O, sorry, help, please, when, no, why, behold, yes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003esilence\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eNaked Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e offers accessible, practical wisdom for living a truly spiritual life. Staying true to Jesus's core message while engaging faithfully with our postmodern world, McLaren presents a proven spiritual program for engaging in and sustaining a meaningful relationship with God.\u003c\/p\u003e--Christian Century\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity is in crisis. Many sincere Christians feel their traditional Christian practices are in danger of becoming irrelevant, empty rituals. In his previous book \u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, Brian D. McLaren offered new biblical models for how we understand the central ideas of a faith that provides hope for restoring and reinvigorating the power of the gospels to transform us and our communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNaked Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, McLaren takes his prophetic work a step further by confronting how the lack of a simple, doable, durable spirituality undermines the very transformation God is calling us to undergo. As a result, our religious structures become tools to maintain the status quo and not catalysts for personal and social change. McLaren presents a four-stage framework for understanding the spiritual life, and he unfolds spiritual practices appropriate to each stage. Each practice is rooted in a simple word: \u003cem\u003ehere, thanks, O, sorry, help, please, when, no, why, behold, yes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003esilence\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eNaked Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e offers accessible, practical wisdom for living a truly spiritual life. Staying true to Jesus's core message while engaging faithfully with our postmodern world, McLaren presents a proven spiritual program for engaging in and sustaining a meaningful relationship with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47387731230898,"sku":"9780061854026","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6715b36ceb072ce8213119395df3f64f.webp?v=1777918757","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/naked-spirituality-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}